Where does “fântânier” come from?

fântânier (Romanian) comes from Romanian fântână, from Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

fântânier (Romanian): welldigger

Definitions

  1. welldigger

Ancestry of “fântânier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfântânăwell; spring, source
2Latinfontānaspring, fountain, source
3Latinfontānusbearing a relation to the spring or source
4Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
5Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns
Every word from Latin fontis
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