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.
Hear it pronounced