Word: fountainhead
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: foun
tain
head
Definition: A spring that is the source of a river.
Morphemes:
Affix: fountain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A natural source of water; a spring.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fon
Language: en
Decoded: fon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fool or idiot.
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.
Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.