etymon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: etymon	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
etymon n a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes Synonym(s): etymon, root
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Etymon \Et"ymon\, 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.