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
etymon (plural etymons or etyma)
(linguistics, lexicography) The source word, or words, of a given word or expression.
• 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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
