fountainhead vs root

root vs fountainhead

fountainhead and root both are nouns.

fountainhead is not a verb while root is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fountainhead	Yes	No	No	No
root	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, root is a hypernym of fountainhead; that is, root is a word with a broader meaning than fountainhead:

fountainhead: the source of water from which a stream arises
root: the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Other hypernyms of fountainhead include beginning, origin, rootage, source.

fountainhead (noun)	root (noun)
an abundant source	the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
the source of water from which a stream arises	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
	a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
	the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
	(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

fountainhead (verb)	root (verb)
	take root and begin to grow
	cause to take roots
	become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
	dig with the snout
	plant by the roots
	cheer for
	come into existence, originate

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