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Etymon

Etymon Meaning & Definition
Etymon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Etymon?

[n] a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

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Etymon In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.] Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. --Coleridge.

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