According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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