etymon

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɛt.ə.mɒn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɛt.ə.mɑn/

Noun

etymon (plural etymons)

1. (linguistics, lexicography) The source word, or words, of a given word or expression.

Related terms

• etymology
• etymologist
• etymologize

Translations

• French: étymon
• German: Etymon
• Italian: etimo
• Portuguese: étimo
• Russian: этимо́н
• Spanish: étimo

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