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etymonic

US/ɛ.təˈmɑ.nɪk/

etymonic adjective: being or pertaining to an etymon or etymons.

Adjective

etymonic (not comparable)

  1. Being or pertaining to an etymon or etymons.
    1. Based on etymons.

Origin of etymonic

From etymon + -ic.

Words formed from etymonic

Questions about etymonic

What does etymonic mean?
Etymonic means being or pertaining to an etymon or etymons.
What part of speech is etymonic?
Etymonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce etymonic?
Etymonic is pronounced /ɛ.təˈmɑ.nɪk/ (US).

Words near etymonic in the dictionary

  1. etymologizes
  2. etymologizing
  3. etymology
  4. etymologyless
  5. etymon
  6. etymonic
  7. etymonically
  8. etymons
  9. etymothesis
  10. etyms
  11. etymythologies

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