Search "source" in:
Browse words next to:
sourceMain Entry: 1source Pronunciation: \ˈsȯrs\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English sours, from Anglo-French surse spring, source, from past participle of surdre to rise, spring forth, from Latin surgere — more at surge Date: 14th century 1 a : a generative force : cause b (1) : a point of origin or procurement : beginning (2) : one that initiates : author; also : prototype, model (3) : one that supplies information synonyms see origin — source·less \-ləs\ adjective
Learn more about
"source" and related topics at
Britannica.com
|
|