ETYMON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: etyma   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

Synonyms:

etymon; root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("etymon" is a kind of...):

descriptor; form; signifier; word form (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something)

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