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.