Definition of etymon Etymon

et•y•mon

We found 7 definitions of etymon from 5 different sources.

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What does etymon mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: etymons

etymon - a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
  root
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • etymon (Noun)
    A source word of a given word.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • etymon (n.)
    An original form; primitive word; root.
  • etymon (n.)
    Original or fundamental signification.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • etymon
    An earlier form of a word in the same language or in an ancestor language.
  • etymon
    A word in a foreign language from which a particular loanword is derived.

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Sign Language

etymon in sign language
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