Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
FOUNTAIN
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French funtaine, fontaine, from Late Latin fontana, from Latin, feminine of fontanus of a spring, from font-, fons
Date: 14th century
the source from which something proceeds or is supplied, a spring of water issuing from the earth, an artificially produced jet of water, a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed, soda fountain 2,
II. verb
Date: 1903
intransitive verb to flow or spout like a fountain, transitive verb to cause to flow like a fountain