etymon
[et-uh-mon]
/ ˈɛt əˌmɒn /
NOUN
etymology
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STRONG
Example Sentences
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The shape of the towne, and Etymon of the name, may be learned out of this Cornish propheticall rime.
From The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue by Carew, Richard