fons.
THE SHORT MEANINGA spring, fountain, or source.
NatureMeaning & usage
water issuing from the ground, a spring
the water or waters of a river, sea etc.
a well, fountain or font (a large container where water pools)
a well, fountain or font (a large container where water pools) the baptismal font (a pool or basin of water used for baptism)
the origin or source of a river (also figuratively)
the origin or source of a river (also figuratively) the foundation, basic principle, cause
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *fontis, from earlier *θontis, from a Proto-Indo-European root cognate with Sanskrit धन्वति (dhanvati, “flows, runs”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰónh₂-ti-s, from *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”).
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