fons et origo malin.

Brit.

/ˌfɒnz ɛt əˌrʌɪɡəʊ ˈmɑːli/,

/ˌfɒns ɛt əˌriːɡəʊ ˈmɑːli/, U.S.

/ˌfɑnz ɛt əˌraɪɡoʊ ˈmɑli/,

/ˌfɑns ɛt əˌriɡoʊ ˈmɑli/

Forms: 1600s fons & origo mali, 1800s– fons et origo mali.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin fons et origo mali.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin fons et origo mali (5th cent.) < fons et origo fons et origo n. + classical Latin malī , genitive of malum evil, use as noun of neuter of malus bad (see mal- prefix). Compare slightly later fons et origo n.

The source and origin of evil. Cf. fons et origo n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [phrase]

root?a1400

fons et origo mali1675

fons et origoa1686

locus classicus1906

1675 Τὸ ἐν Ἀρχη: Exercitation upon Momentous Question in Divinity iv. 60 One Adrianus or another..may enter their dissent to this Brutish Doctrine, but they do generally agree it, and this is Fons & Origo mali.

a1881 W. R. Greg Misc. Ess. (1882) 1st Ser. x. 209 In five cases out of six, mere conceit is the fons et origo mali.

1922 B. Nichols Self (1938) i. i. 19 In the centre of the wall..was a large portrait of herself, which had been fons et origo mali, as far as Miss Perrings was concerned.

2015 Palestine Chron. (Nexis) 6 Sept. The [Turkish] government..[is] continuing to regard the Syrian government as..ultimately the fons et origo mali of the whole desperate situation in Syria.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fons et origo mali
释义	fons et origo malin. Brit. /ˌfɒnz ɛt əˌrʌɪɡəʊ ˈmɑːli/, /ˌfɒns ɛt əˌriːɡəʊ ˈmɑːli/, U.S. /ˌfɑnz ɛt əˌraɪɡoʊ ˈmɑli/, /ˌfɑns ɛt əˌriɡoʊ ˈmɑli/ Forms: 1600s fons & origo mali, 1800s– fons et origo mali. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin fons et origo mali. Etymology: < post-classical Latin fons et origo mali (5th cent.) < fons et origo fons et origo n. + classical Latin malī , genitive of malum evil, use as noun of neuter of malus bad (see mal- prefix). Compare slightly later fons et origo n. The source and origin of evil. Cf. fons et origo n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [phrase] root?a1400 fons et origo mali1675 fons et origoa1686 locus classicus1906 1675 Τὸ ἐν Ἀρχη: Exercitation upon Momentous Question in Divinity iv. 60 One Adrianus or another..may enter their dissent to this Brutish Doctrine, but they do generally agree it, and this is Fons & Origo mali. a1881 W. R. Greg Misc. Ess. (1882) 1st Ser. x. 209 In five cases out of six, mere conceit is the fons et origo mali. 1922 B. Nichols Self (1938) i. i. 19 In the centre of the wall..was a large portrait of herself, which had been fons et origo mali, as far as Miss Perrings was concerned. 2015 Palestine Chron. (Nexis) 6 Sept. The [Turkish] government..[is] continuing to regard the Syrian government as..ultimately the fons et origo mali of the whole desperate situation in Syria. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1675
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