wellspring

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

fonte

sorgente

fontana

⛲

battistero

battezzatoio

sinonimi

fountainhead

source

well

fount

wellhead

fountain

⛲

spring

root

headstream

cause

headwater

origin

reference

springhead

baptismal font

Traduzioni

Quelle

nascente

manantial

bron

manancial

fuente

font

⛲

fonte

Born

wel

source

origen

çavkanî

welput

pınar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: wellespring

Ereditato da inglese antico: wiellspring

In summary

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