'Etymon' definitions:

Definition of 'etymon'

From: WordNet
noun
A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: etymon, root]

Definition of 'Etymon'

From: GCIDE
  • Etymon \Et"y*mon\, n.; pl. E. Etymons, Gr. Etyma. [L., fr. Gr. 'e`tymon the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. ? true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See Sooth.]
  • 1. An original form; primitive word; root. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

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