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Where does “fonte” come from?
fonte (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.
Ancestry of “fonte”, 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 “fonte”
fonte
fonti
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