Et″y‐mon (?), n.; pl. E. Etymons (#), Gr. Etyma (#). [L., fr. Gr. ἔτυμον 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.
Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. Coleridge.