étymon

See also: etymon

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔτυμον (étumon, “the true sense of a word according to its origin”), neuter substantive of ἔτυμος (étumos, “true, real, actual”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ti.mɔ̃/

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Noun

étymon m (plural étymons)

1. etymon

Related terms

• étymologie
• étymologique

Further reading

• “étymon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.