Umtfombo, losuselwa egameni lesiLatin lelitsi "fons" (genitive "fontis"), lokusho umtfombo. Umtfombo ngumtfombo wekuhlobisa losetjentiswa ekwendluliseni emanti. Kuphindze kube sakhiwo lesikhokha emanti emoyeni kwentela kuhlobisa noma kwenta lokumangalisako.