'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]