font

English

/fɒnt/, /fɑnt/

noun

Definitions

(Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
A receptacle for oil in a lamp.
(figuratively) Spring, source, fountain.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English font derived from Latin fons, fōns, fontis (fountain).

Origin

Latin

fons, fōns, fontis

Gloss

fountain

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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

fontal English
fontless English
fontlet English
fontography English
fontology English
multifont English
subfont English
fons, fōns, fontis Latin
Font German
fonte French
refonte French
フォント Japanese
font Old English
fontr Old Norse
ฟอนต์ Thai