Where does “fonte” come from?

fonte (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese fonte, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

fonte (Galician): spring; fountain; source, fount

Definitions

  1. spring; fountain; source, fount

Ancestry of “fonte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefonte—
2Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
3Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
Every word from Latin fontis →Every word from Latin fons →Every word from Old Portuguese fonte →
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