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fontanus.

bearing a relation to the spring or source

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[fɔnˈtaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[fonˈtaː.nus]

  1. bearing a relation to the spring or source

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *fontis Latin fōns, fontis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin fontānus From fōns, fontis + -ānus.

noun[fɔnˈtaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[fonˈtaː.nus]

  1. fuller, who needs access to water to cleanse cloths

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *fontis Latin fōns, fontis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin fontānus From fōns, fontis + -ānus.

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