| 释义 |
et·y·mon
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmän\ noun
(plural ety·ma \-ˌmä, -_mə\ ; also etymons)
Etymology: Latin, origin of a word, from Greek, literal meaning of a word according to its origin, from neuter of etymos true; akin to Greek eteos true — more at sooth
1.
a. : the original form of a word either in the same language or in an ancestral language
b. : the word in a foreign language that is the source of a particular loanword
< the etymon of English cantata is Italian cantata >
2. : the literal meaning of a word according to its origin
3. : a word or morpheme from which words are formed by composition or derivation |