Where does “fontaniere” come from?

fontaniere (Italian) comes from Italian fontana, from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

fontaniere (Italian): fountain engineer or attendant; plumber

Definitions

  1. fountain engineer or attendant; plumber

Ancestry of “fontaniere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfontanafountain; source, spring
2Latinfontānaspring, fountain, source
3Latinfontānusbearing a relation to the spring or source
4Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
5Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
Every word from Latin fontis →Every word from Latin fons →Every word from Latin fontānus →