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Where does “fontene” come from?

fontene (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

fontene (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fountain

Definitions

  1. a fountain

Ancestry of “fontene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchFontaine—
2Middle Frenchfontainefountain
3Old Frenchfontainefountain
4Latinfontāna—
5Latinfontānus—
6Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
7Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
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