What is "etyma"

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.

2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.]

   Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word.
   --Coleridge.

n. (plural of etymon English)

See etymon

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

2. [also: etyma (pl)]

Etyma is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:

• Etyma curu Galileo & Martins, 2012
• Etyma icima Galileo & Martins, 2012