User:Helen Godshall/Notepad/'Fontem' V.S. 'Finem'
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| Note title | 'Fontem' V.S. 'Finem' |
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| Page(s) link(s) | Page:FC 1042.djvu/327 |
These words are spelled similarly but have opposite meanings. 'Fontem' is a source, spring while 'finem' is a goal, end. Since the phrase is 'primum fontem, et terminum,' I think 'fontem' makes more sense. This means the first source and the end.
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