Feedback
Etymon
Meaning
Noun
●
In Linguistics:
The
original
or
earlier
form of an
inherited
or
borrowed
word
,
affix
, or
morpheme
either from an
earlier
period
in a language's development, from an
ancestral
language, or from a
foreign
language.
●
Meaning as
derived
and
conveyed
thereby: The
literal
meaning
of a
term
according to
its
origin
, which may
differ
from its
usual
meaning
when the latter
relies
on
idiomatic
conventions
that are not
conveyed
by the
term
alone (that is, they must be known in other ways, such as experience, training, education, or
dictionary
lookup).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
etymon
English
ἔτυμον
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἔτυμος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Reflex
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better