Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fons et origo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: fon-s et ori-go
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The source and origin.

Example Sentences

"Athens was the fons et origo of democracy."
"I seem to understand that this gentleman […] is the fons et origo of the trouble; and, from what I gather, he has already paid through the nose."
"Mention of other Congressmen in the same connection is by the way. I seem to be the fons et origo of all the evil imputed to the Congress. If I have not ceased to be your friend, why did you not, before taking drastic action, send for me, tell me of your suspicions and make yourself sure of your facts?"
"As dramatic cures were occasionally seen in rheumatoid arthritis after overwhelming near-fatal disease, and as a school of thought favoured the central nervous system as the fons et origo of rheumatoid arthritis, ECT and insulin coma were both tried."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fōns et orīgō (literally “source and origin”).

Questions

What does fons et origo mean?: The source and origin.
Where does fons et origo come from?: Borrowed from Latin fōns et orīgō (literally “source and origin”).

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