etymon
the linguistic form from which another form is historically derived, as the Latin cor “heart,” which is the etymon of English cordial, or the Indo-European *ḱ(e)rd-, which is the etymon of Latin cor, Greek kardía, Russian serdtse, and English heart.
Origin of etymon
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How to use etymon in a sentence
The old French vairon signifies anything of two colours, and may possibly be the etymon of vaire.
The Curiosities of Heraldry | Mark Antony LowerI cannot admit any of these derivations, though perhaps my own etymon may not be deemed less irrelevant, viz.
The Curiosities of Heraldry | Mark Antony LowerWere, wert; worth, werth; word and werde, are derived from the same etymon and retain a similarity of meaning.
Lectures on Language | William S. BalchI am inclined to think, with the two first-mentioned lexicographers, that the etymon is πόσις, or potio.
Will you accept a French elucidation of the etymon of this word, which has sorely puzzled your correspondents?
British Dictionary definitions for etymon
/ (ˈɛtɪˌmɒn) /
a form of a word or morpheme, usually the earliest recorded form or a reconstructed form, from which another word or morpheme is derived: the etymon of English "ewe" is Indo-European " * owi"
Origin of etymon
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