資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymon \Et"y*mon\, n.; pl. E. {Etymons}, Gr. {Etyma}. [L., fr.
   Gr. 'e`tymon 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.