ETYMON


Meaning of ETYMON in English

[ 'ɛtɪmɒn ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or etyma ) a word or morpheme from which a later word is derived.

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk etumon (see etymology ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.