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

  1. fountain

Ancestry of “lafontenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchFontainevillage in Aisne
2Middle Frenchfontainefountain
3Old Frenchfontainefountain
4Latinfontānaspring, fountain, source
5Latinfontānusbearing a relation to the spring or source
6Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
7Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
Every word from Latin fontis