Where does “fontanelle” come from?
fontanelle (Italian) comes from Italian fontanella, from Italian fontana, from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
fontanelle (Italian): plural of fontanella
Definitions
- plural of fontanella
Ancestry of “fontanelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fontanella | fontanelle, fontanel; fountain, drinking... |
| 2 | Italian | fontana | fountain; source, spring |
| 3 | Latin | fontāna | spring, fountain, source |
| 4 | Latin | fontānus | bearing a relation to the spring or source |
| 5 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 6 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |