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etymon
(pl. etyma)
an earlier form of a word. See also etymology.


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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.
Psalm culture in the English renaissance: Readings of Psalm 137 by ... by Hamlin, Hannibal / Renaissance Quarterly
Vets" and "diversion" share the Latin etymon "vertere," to turn.
Intertextual Labyrinths: Ariadne's Lament in Montaigne's "Sur des ... by WIESMANN, MARC-ANDRE / Renaissance Quarterly
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.
Circular definitions: configuring gender in Italian Renaissance ... by Shemek, Deanna / Renaissance Quarterly
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