fontal

adjective

font·​al ˈfäntᵊl 

1

: relating to a font, fountain, source, or origin : original, primary

from the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw intellectual power

—S. T. Coleridge

2

: baptismal

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin fontalis baptismal, from Latin, of a fountain, spring or source, from font-, fons + -alis -al

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Rhymes for fontal

• quantal
• consonantal
• horizontal
• periodontal