Where does “etimon” come from?

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

etimon (Romanian): etymon

Definitions

  1. etymon

Ancestry of “etimon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétymonetymon
2Ancient Greekἔτυμονthe true sense of a word according to its...
3Ancient Greekἔτυμοςtrue, real, sure
4Ancient Greekἐτεόςin accordance with reality or one's feelings:...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanset-stable, true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European set-Every word from Ancient Greek ἐτεόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔτυμος