fonte – Wiktionary

See also: Fonte and fönte

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin fōns, fōntem.

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fonte f (plural fontes)

French

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Etymology 1

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Probably from fondre.

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fonte f (plural fontes)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian fonda (“purse”), from Latin funda (“leather pocket, sling”).

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fonte f (plural fontes)

Further reading

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• “fonte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé

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  Digitized Treasury of the French Language

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  , 2012.

Galician

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Fonte dos Cabalos, Santiago de Compostela

dos Cabalos, Santiago de Compostela

Etymology

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From Old Galician and Old Portuguese fonte, from Latin fōntem, singular accusative of fōns (“spring; fountain”). Cognate with Portuguese fonte and Spanish fuente.

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fonte f (plural fontes)

1. spring (of water)

   manancial

2. fountain

   chafariz

3. source, fount (origin)

   orixe

4. platter

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   tray for serving food

   )

   travesa

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References

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• “fonte” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI – ILGA 2006–2022.
• “fonte” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez – Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “fonte” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI – ILGA 2006–2013.
• “fonte” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “fonte” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Interlingua

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fonte (plural fontes)

Italian

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From Latin fontem, accusative of fōns, of Proto-Indo-European origin.

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fonte f (plural fonti)

1. source, spring

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   where a body of water emerges

   )

   Poco oltre, a una cinquantina di chilometri dalla fonte, il fiume termina la sua corsa gettandosi nelle acque del Reno.

   A little further on, about fifty kilometres from its source, the river ends its course, as it flows into the Reno.

2. source or fount

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   supplier

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   E una buona fonte di vitamina E e Zinco.

   It’s a good source of vitamin E and zinc.

3. Questa sostanza avvelena regolarmente le persone che vivono nelle zone svantaggiate e che non hanno accesso ad una fonte d’acqua potabile.

   This substance regularly poisons people who live in impoverished areas who don’t have access to a source of potable water.

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fonte m (plural fonti)

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Latin

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fonte

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Portuguese fonte, from Latin fōntem, singular accusative of fōns (“spring; fountain”), of Proto-Indo-European origin.

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fonte f (plural fontes)

1. spring

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   water source

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2. fountain
3. source

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   that from which something comes or is acquired

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4. (

   anatomy

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   temple of the head

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• (

  spring

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  nascentevertedouro

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  fountain

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  chafarizbica

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  source

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  origemcausaprincípio

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  temple

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  têmpora

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• (

  temple

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  cabeça

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Etymology 2

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From Latin fundō (“I smelt”).

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fonte f (plural fontes)