Word: etymon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: et
y
mon
Definition: The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
Morphemes:
Affix: etymon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔτυμον
Language: grc
Decoded: etumon
Meaning: the true sense of a word according to its origin