English
fonticulus
Fonticulus comes from Latin fonticulus ‘diminutive of fōns: a small spring or fountain’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- ‘to flow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰenh₂-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fontis‘spring, well’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōnsas fontis‘spring, fountain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfonticulus‘diminutive of fōns: a small spring or fountain’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰenh₂-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fontis‘spring, well’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōnsas fontis‘spring, fountain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfonticulus‘diminutive of fōns: a small spring or fountain’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- ‘to flow’
through Latin fōns ‘spring, fountain’
Today it means
noun Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- / fonticulus