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etymon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | root |
| Type of | descriptor, form, signifier, word form |
Examples of etymon
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Hydronyms from various languages can all share a common etymon.
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Papyrus is also the etymon of paper, a similar substance.
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- A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
- A source word of a given word
- (plural, etyma): An older word that is a source for a newer one. See etymology.
- An earlier form of a word in the same language or an ancestor language. See also: Wanderwort.
- Etymological source for a word. The American Heritage Dictionary shows the immediate etymon for words borrowed into English and then more distant etymons in the development of the word. The OED gives considerable etymological information.
