2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Etymon \Et"y*mon\, n.; pl. E. {Etymons}, Gr. {Etyma}. [L., fr. Gr. 'e`tymon the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. ? true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See {Sooth}.] 1. An original form; primitive word; root. [1913 Webster] 2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.] [1913 Webster] Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: etymon n : a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes [syn: {root}] [also: {etyma} (pl)]
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