English
fons et origo
Fons et origo comes from Latin fōns et orīgō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōns et orīgōliterally ‘source and origin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1889fons et origo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōns et orīgōliterally ‘source and origin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1889fons et origo
Earliest quotation: 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, Final Adjustment of the Leather Business: “I seem to understand that this gentleman […] is…”
The story
Borrowed from Latin fōns et orīgō (literally “source and origin”).
Every English word from Latin fōns et orīgō
Today it means
noun The source and origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fōns et orīgō / fons et origo