Where does “fontaine” come from?
fontaine (Old French) comes from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
fontaine (Old French): fountain
Definitions
- fountain
Ancestry of “fontaine”, step by step
fontaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin fontāna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fontāna | spring, fountain, source |
| 2 | Latin | fontānus | bearing a relation to the spring or source |
| 3 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 4 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |
via Late Latin fontana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | fontana | spring, fountain, source |