etymon
noun/ˈetɪmɒn/
/ˈetɪmɑːn/
(plural etymons, etyma
(linguistics)/ˈetɪmə/
/ˈetɪmə/
)- a word or part of a word from which another word comesWord Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the original form of a word): via Latin from Greek etumon ‘true thing’, neuter singular of etumos ‘true’.
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