Where does “funtana” come from?

funtana (Ladin) comes from Medieval Latin fontana, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

funtana (Ladin): fount, fountain

Definitions

  1. fount, fountain

Ancestry of “funtana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinfontana—
2Latinfontānusbearing a relation to the spring or source
3Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
4Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
Every word from Latin fontis →