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Etymon

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
etymon

"primitive word," 1570s, from Greek etymon, neuter of etymos "true, real, actual" (see etymology). Classical Greek used etymon as an adverb, "truly, really." Related: Etymic.

Wiktionary
etymon

n. A source word of a given word.

WordNet
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)]

Wikipedia
Etymon (song)

Etymon is a song written by Bobby Ljunggren, Ingela Forsman and Henrik Wikström, and performed by Sonja Aldén, using the stage name "Sonya", during the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2006. The song ended up 5th during the competition in Karlstad on 25 February 2006, and was also released as a single the same year. However, the song failed to enter Svensktoppen. At the Swedish singles chart, the song peaked at 35:e position . Spanish artist Rosa recorded the song with lyrics in Spanish, andr released it in Spain.

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.