Associations to the word «Etymon»
Verb
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Wiktionary
ETYMON, noun. A source word of a given word.
Dictionary definition
ETYMON, noun. A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes.
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.