Where does “étymon” come from?

étymon (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἔτυμον, from Ancient Greek ἔτυμος, from Ancient Greek ἐτεός, from Proto-Indo-European set- — stable, true.

étymon (French): etymon

Definitions

  1. etymon

Ancestry of “étymon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔτυμονthe true sense of a word according to its...
2Ancient Greekἔτυμοςtrue, real, sure
3Ancient Greekἐτεόςin accordance with reality or one's feelings:...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanset-stable, true

Words derived from “étymon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European set- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐτεός →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔτυμος →