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etymon
Etymon (noun) means the original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
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The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
"The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found)."
— James Lambert, A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity (2018)
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What is the meaning of etymon?
"etymon" (noun) means the original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
What is another word for etymon?
Other words for "etymon" include root, ancestor.
