Where does “lafontenn” come from?
lafontenn (Mauritian Creole) comes from French Fontaine, from Middle French fontaine, from Old French fontaine, from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
lafontenn (Mauritian Creole): fountain
Definitions
- fountain
Ancestry of “lafontenn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Fontaine | village in Aisne |
| 2 | Middle French | fontaine | fountain |
| 3 | Old French | fontaine | fountain |
| 4 | Latin | fontāna | spring, fountain, source |
| 5 | Latin | fontānus | bearing a relation to the spring or source |
| 6 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 7 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |