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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes;
[syn: etymon, root]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Etymon \Et"y*mon\, 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.] [1913 Webster] Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

etymon n 1: a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: etymon, root]