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etymon [ˈɛtɪˌmɒn] n pl -mons, -ma [-mə]
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a form of a word or morpheme, usually the earliest recorded form or a reconstructed form, from which another word or morpheme is derived: the etymon of English ``ewe'' is Indo-European ``*owi'' [via Latin, from Greek etumon basic meaning, from etumos true, actual] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The immediate etymology of "pensive" is actually from the French penser, meaning simply "to think," but Campion's play against the ultimate Latin etymon allows him to combine the physical situation of the harps with the mental state of the captive Jews in a complex figure of sympathy or "harmony. Vets" and "diversion" share the Latin etymon "vertere," to turn. 15 In most contexts, donna constitutes a term of respect (or at least lack of disrespect), carrying with it the noble connotations of the Latin etymon domina. |
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