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Answer for the clue "Root word ", 6 letters:
etymon

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Word definitions for etymon in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] An original form; primitive word; ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: root ] [also: etyma (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A source word of a given word.

Usage examples of etymon.

But the strict sense, the etymon of the word nobility is essentially dynamic.

Epithets were generated by compiling all the words that described the desired trait: cognates and etymons, from languages both living and extinct.