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
- spring; fountain; source, fount
Ancestry of “fonte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | fonte | — |
| 2 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 3 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |