fuente

/ˈfwente/ · A2 · noun · f

spring

fuente — spring

⛲ fuente = fount: Latin fons/fontem, same root as fountain and font

Latin fontem became Spanish fuente (short o turned into ue, as in pontem → puente). English fount and fountain are cousins. A fount is also a source, which covers that sense; the serving-dish meaning is a vessel that food flows out from.

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