French adapted learned etymon as étymon with French stress and a nasalized final vowel.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0573borrowingprobable
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étymon
attested or reconstructed form used to explain a word’s historical development
OPEN NODE 610 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin scholarly use · technical source formetymon
the literal or original meaning of a word
OPEN NODE 597 ↗01
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The technical source-form sense was retained while expanding to include attested and reconstructed forms.
CNRTL reports the French record from 1892.
ATILF · CNRTL Editors
probable — CNRTL names Latin as the donor, while the Académie summarizes a direct Greek borrowing; the immediate route remains open.
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Étymon — Trésor de la langue française informatiséÉtymologie et Histoire: 1892; emprunt au latin etymon
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Names Latin as the immediate donor and supplies the French chronology.
Étymon — Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9e éditionÉtymologie: mot savant emprunté du grec etumon
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗The Académie summarizes the learned borrowing as direct from Greek rather than through Latin.
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EDITORIAL REUSE