English

Etymology
From AGr. έ��μον (etymon) "the true sense of a word according to its origin", from έ��μο� (etymos) "true, real, actual".

Pronunciation
IPA|/��t�m�n/
:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��n|-��n

Noun
etymon (plural etymons or etyma)

1. The source word of a given word. For example, the Latin candidus (white) is the etymon of the English candid.

Related terms
etymology

Translations
French: étymon m

See also
cognate
category:English nouns

ru:etymon
ta:etymon
te:etymon
vi:etymon
tr:etymon

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