ETYMON (etyma)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: etyma   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does etymon mean? 

• ETYMON (noun)
  The noun ETYMON has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ETYMON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ETYMON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

etymon; root

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)