Associations to the word «Etymon»

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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras