etymon

Noun
Synonyms: root

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 processesSynonyms: root
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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