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Webster 1913 Edition
Etymon
Et′y-mon
,Noun.
pl. E.
Etymons
(#)
, Gr. Etyma
(#)
. [L., fr. Gr.
ἔτυμον
the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. [GREEK] true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya
, E. sooth
. See Sooth
.] 1.
An original form; primitive word; root.
2.
Original or fundamental signification.
[R.]
Given as the
etymon
or genuine sense of the word. Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Etymon
ET'YMON
,Noun.