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etymon🔊

(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.

📑 Synonyms: ancestor etym

The original, literal meaning of a word based on its roots or origins, which may be different from how the word is commonly used today.

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