fons et origo

[ fawns et oh-ree-goh; English fonz et oh-rahy-goh, oh-ree- ]

Latin.

1. source and origin.

fons et origo

/ fɒnz ɛt ˈɒrɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. the source and origin

Example Sentences

The difference only rests on the question whether vitalized or non-vitalized matter is the fons et origo mali.

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Genius explains all sublime achievements and genius is, so to speak, its own fons et origo.

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Here we were at the topmost source—fons et origo—of our chosen river.

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She, after all, was the fons et origo mali to the house of Jehoram.

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It is the very fons et origo of our Indo-European ancestors.

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