Etymology

fount

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Today it means: Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring. Full definition →

First used late 16th c.
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fount · noun1

Clipping of fountain, on the pattern of the pair mount, mountain.

fount · noun2

A variant of font, influenced by fount (etymology 1) being a synonym of font (“natural source of water, spring”).

fount · verb3

Variant of found.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 16th c. Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
  • from early 17th c. That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.

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