wellspring

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

source

fontaine

⛲

fonts baptismaux

baptistère

police de caractères

jeu de caractères

puits

Synonymes

fountainhead

source

well

fount

wellhead

fountain

⛲

spring

root

headstream

cause

headwater

origin

reference

springhead

baptismal font

Traductions

Quelle

nascente

fuente

bron

manancial

font

⛲

manantial

fonte

fonte

welput

çavkanî

Born

origen

sorgente

wel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wellespring

Hérité de ancien anglais: wiellspring

In summary

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