Synonyms for etymon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : et-uh-mon

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛt əˌmɒn

Définition of etymon

Origin : "primitive word," 1570s, from Greek etymon, neuter of etymos "true, real, actual," related to eteos "true," which is perhaps cognate with Sanskrit satyah, Gothic sunjis, Old English soð "true."

As in etymology : noun word history

Example sentences :

If this etymon be deemed unsatisfactory, they offer the following: from the Fr.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 » by Various

Your correspondent asks the "etymon of our English word pearl."
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 166, January 1, 1853 » by Various

Let me give only one etymon by way of preparation for my answer.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 112, December 20, 1851 » by Various

Richardson is also in favour of this etymon, notwithstanding its harshness and insipidity.
Extract from : « Notes & Queries, No. 26. Saturday, April 27, 1850 » by Various

As we have above given an etymon of cobweb, we will here repeat our note on the word gossamer in the Fairy Legends.
Extract from : « The Fairy Mythology » by Thomas Keightley

Will you accept a French elucidation of the etymon of this word, which has sorely puzzled your correspondents?
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 175, March 5, 1853 » by Various

The old French vairon signifies anything of two colours, and may possibly be the etymon of vaire.
Extract from : « The Curiosities of Heraldry » by Mark Antony Lower

I cannot admit any of these derivations, though perhaps my own etymon may not be deemed less irrelevant, viz.
Extract from : « The Curiosities of Heraldry » by Mark Antony Lower

I am inclined to think, with the two first-mentioned lexicographers, that the etymon is πόσις, or potio.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 134, May 22, 1852 » by Various

Antonyms for etymon

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