Where does “fontaine” come from?
fontaine (Middle French) comes from Old French fontaine, from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
fontaine (Middle French): fountain
Ancestry of “fontaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | fontaine | fountain |
| 2 | Latin | fontāna | — |
| 3 | Latin | fontānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 5 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |
Words derived from “fontaine”