wellspring vs source

wellspring and source both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wellspring	Yes	No	No	No
source	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, source is a hypernym of wellspring; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than wellspring:

As nouns, source is a hypernym of wellspring; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than wellspring:

Other hypernyms of wellspring include beginning, origin, root, rootage.

wellspring (noun)	source (noun)
an abundant source	a facility where something is available
the source of water for a well	anything that provides inspiration for later work
	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
	a person who supplies information
	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

wellspring (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business