Et"y*mon (?), n.; pl. E. Etymons (#), Gr. Etyma (#). [L., fr. Gr. ετυμον the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See Sooth.]
1. An original form; primitive word; root.
2. Original or fundamental signification.
[R.]
Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word.
Coleridge.
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