fountain
/ˈfaʊntən/FOWN-tuhn
/ˈfaʊntən/FOWN-tuhn
Meaninga spring
Common meaning: a spout of water
Other meanings: a source
- founta spring of waterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 766 · scan
- ainnoun ending: a stretch or tract of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin fōns ‘a spring of water’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fōns, p. 766 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fōns, fontis Latin “a spring of water”
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