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This episode explores the etymology of the word 'font' and its historical roots.

In this Adventure in Etymology we uncover the roots of the word font. A font [fɒnt / fɑnt] is a receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism, or a receptacle for lamp oil in a lamp. It comes from Old English fant/font (font, fountain, spring), from Latin fōns (spring, well, […]

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