Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “fuente” come from?

fuente (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fuente, from Latin fons, from Latin fontis — genitive singular of fōns.

fuente (Spanish): spring , fountain; source; platter, dish

Definitions

  1. spring , fountain; source; platter, dish

Ancestry of “fuente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfuente—
2Latinfonsa spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;...
3Latinfontisgenitive singular of fōns

Words derived from “fuente”

  • pwente
  • puwente
Every word from Latin fontis →