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


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Unlike their studies, the main source of information for this article is the OED; that is why in case of dubious etymology, the etymons can be adscribed to different languages depending on the reference work that is taken into consideration.
The ponderous quarto "Web One," as it is affectionately nicknamed, is an Ali-Babaesque grotto of delightful words, many of which can be sought in vain in subsequent American lexicons, including "Web Two," its second edition; etymons thought even then to be obscure were thoughtfully included below a bar at the bottom of the page, such as plenitudinarian 'a plenist,' pleodont 'having solid teeth,' and the Russian loanword plet 'a kind of whip having three lashes tipped with lead balls.
Die Bedeutung 'Kinn; Kiefer' hilft die Herkunft des russischen Etymons [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.
 
 
 
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