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Where does “fontr” come from?
fontr (Old Norse) comes from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
Ancestry of “fontr”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
fons
a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
2
Latin
fontis
genitive singular of fōns
Words derived from “fontr”
fountain
font
Fontaine
fount
Bloemfontein
fountainhead
fontanelle
Bellefontaine
fontanel
fontal
fountainlike
fountful
fontlet
fountaineer
fountainless
fountainous
multifont
fons
font
fontanus
font
fontem
fonte
fontaine
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