wellspring

Significat (Anglès)

1. The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
2. (figuratively) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.

Conceptes

font

⛲

origen

sortidor

pila baptismal

baptisteri

brollador

⛲

aiguaneix

Sinònims

fountainhead

source

well

fount

wellhead

fountain

⛲

spring

root

headstream

cause

headwater

origin

reference

springhead

baptismal font

Traduccions

Quelle

nascente

fonte

manancial

manantial

fuente

bron

Born

fonte

çavkanî

wel

source

sorgente

welput

pınar

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: wellespring

Heretat de anglès antic: wiellspring

In summary

From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.