FOUNTAIN

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French funtaine, fontaine, from Late Latin fontana, from Latin, feminine of fontanus of a spring, from font-, fons Date: 14th century the source from which something proceeds or is supplied, a spring of water issuing from the earth, an artificially produced jet of water, a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed, soda ~ 2, II. verb Date: 1903 intransitive verb to flow or spout like a ~, transitive verb to cause to flow like a ~