Definition
The origin or root form of a word, especially an earlier form from which a later word developed.
Etymology
From Greek etymon meaning 'true sense of a word' or 'origin.' The term entered English in the 16th century as scholars needed precise terminology for discussing word roots.
Kelly Says
The etymon of 'understand' is Old English 'understandan,' which literally meant 'stand among or between,' showing how spatial metaphors became mental ones in language.
Translations
ARالعربية
أصل الكلمة
as-al al-kal-ma
BNবাংলা
অর্থ-সংক্রান্ত
ortho-songkranto
CSČeština
etymon
e-ti-mon
DEDeutsch
Etymon
e-ti-mon
ELΕλληνικά
ετυμολογία
e-ty-mo-lo-gia
ESEspañol
etimología
e-ti-mo-lo-gee-a
FRFrançais
étymon
e-ti-mon
HIहिन्दी
शब्द-आधारित
shabd-aadhaarit
IDBahasa Indonesia
etimologi
e-ti-mo-lo-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
etimologi
e-ti-mo-lo-gi
NLNederlands
etymon
e-ti-mon
PTPortuguês
etimo
e-ti-mo
RORomână
etimologie
e-ti-mo-lo-gie
RUРусский
этимоним
e-ti-mo-nim
SVSvenska
etymon
e-ti-mon
SWKiswahili
etymon
e-ti-mon
TAதமிழ்
தொல்காப்பியம்
to-lka-ka-ppi-yam
TEతెలుగు
పదోత్పత్తి
pa-do-ut-pat-ti
THไทย
ต้นกำเนิด
ton-ka-ne-dit
TRTürkçe
etimoloji
e-ti-mo-lo-ji
UKУкраїнська
етимонім
e-ti-mo-nim
VITiếng Việt
nguồn gốc
nguon-go-c