PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
No. Both CNRTL and the Académie explicitly define the explanatory form as attested or reconstructed/hypothetical.
/e.ti.mɔ̃/ · noun
A French linguistic term for an attested or reconstructed form used to explain the historical development of one or more words.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
Independently allows an attested or hypothetical etymon.
Definition: forme attestée ou hypothétiqueExplicitly allows an attested or reconstructed etymon.
Definition: mot attesté ou reconstituéThe dossier can therefore point to a reconstructed form without presenting that form as attested.