Where does “fonte” come from?
fonte (French) comes from English font, from Middle French fonte, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
fonte (French): melting, smelting, thawing; cast iron; font
Definitions
- melting, smelting, thawing; cast iron; font
Ancestry of “fonte”, step by step
fonte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English font
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | font | A receptacle in a church for holy water,... |
| 2 | Middle French | fonte | — |
| 3 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Italian fonda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fonda | feminine singular of fondo; anchorage;... |
| 2 | Latin | funda | a hand-sling; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰondʰeh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via French fondre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fondre | to melt, melt down, smelt; to melt; to melt away,... |