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TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Etymon" Definition
noun
A foreign word from which a particular loan word is derived. For example, Latin duo, "two,” is an etymon of English duodecimal.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A word or morpheme from which compounds and derivatives are formed.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An earlier form of a word in the same language or in an ancestor language. For example, Indo-European *duwo and Old English twā are etymons of Modern English two.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An earlier form of a word in the same language or an ancestral language.
Source: Merriam-Webster
A word in a foreign language that is the source of a particular loanword.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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