ETYMON

etymon, root

(noun) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

etymon (plural etymons or etyma)

(linguistics, lexicography) The source word, or words, of a given word or expression.

Anagrams

• toymen

Source: Wiktionary

Et"y*mon, n.; pl. E. Etymons, Gr. Etyma. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. sotya, E. sooth. See Sooth.]

Definition: 1. An original form; primitive word; root.

2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.] Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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