etymon

IPA/ˈetɪmɒn/
IPA/ˈetɪmɑːn/

etymon — 名詞

  • etymonsingular
  • etymonsplural

1. an older word or word part that a newer word grows from

1.名詞C2
釋義

語源詞

後來詞語所源出的早期詞形

an older word or word part that a newer word grows from

例句

Professor Hao said Latin aqua is the etymon behind French eau.

Hao 教授說，拉丁文 aqua 是法文 eau 背後的語源詞。

pattern: the etymon behind [later word]

Lukas traced the English form back to an old Greek etymon.

Lukas 把這個英文形式追溯到一個古希臘語源詞。

trace a form back to an etymon

常見搭配
  • the etymon of
  • shared etymon
  • Greek etymon
  • Latin etymon
  • trace a word to its etymon
同義詞
  • root

    broader term that can mean a basic element inside a word today, not always the whole historical source word

  • source word

    plain-language phrase that is close in meaning, but less technical and less exact in academic use

  • ancestor form

    historical-linguistics term that stresses the earlier stage from which later forms developed

文法句型

the etymon of + noun phrase

trace + noun phrase + to + etymon

用法筆記

Used mainly in linguistics and word history. It names the earlier source form itself, not the full history of how a word changed.

常見錯誤

The etymon of this word is very interesting.
The etymology of this word is very interesting.
'etymon' is the source word itself, while 'etymology' is the history or study of origin.

同根字

  • etymology
    名詞C1
  • etymological
    形容詞C1
  • etymologically
    副詞C2
  • etymologist
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • Greek etymon
  • Latin etymon
  • shared etymon

常用片語

  • trace a word back to its etymon

介系詞搭配

  • the etymon of