Noun: fountainhead 'fawn-t(i)n,hed
- The source of water from which a stream arises
"they tracked him back toward the fountainhead of the stream";
- headspring, head
- An abundant source
"she was a fountainhead of information";
- well, wellspring
Derived forms: fountainheads
Type of: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Encyclopedia: Fountainhead