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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley