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| et·y·mon [ éttə mòn ] (plural et·y·ma [ éttəmə ] or et·y·mons) |
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1. origin of a word: an earlier form of a word or part of a word, especially the first recorded form in any language
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2. root of a word: a word or part of a word from which another word is derived
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| [Late 16th century. Via Latin< Greek etumon "true sense of a word" < etumos "true, original"] |
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