etymon in English

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a word or morpheme from which a later word is derived.

The probable etymon of each Gaelic word is given too, and when no information to the contrary follows later it may be understood that its sense matches closely that of the Gaelic word.

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1. And its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin alembicus, Alembicum (12th or 13th cent.; from 13th cent

2. From French astrologique or its etymon post-classical Latin Astrologicus from ancient Greek ἀστρολογικός of or for astronomy from ἀστρολόγος + -ικός.

3. The name bgas-fcola is undoubtedly the etymon of the French bouffole and Italian Boffola, which Furetiere derives …

4. From post-classical Latin Acronyctus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόνυκτος rising at sunset, in opposition (from ancient Greek ἀκρο- + νυκτ-, νύξ see nycti-) + -ous.

5. From post-classical Latin Acronyctus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόνυκτος rising at sunset, in opposition (from ancient Greek ἀκρο- + νυκτ-, νύξ see nycti-) + -ous.

6. From post-classical Latin Analogismus and its etymon ancient Greek ἀναλογισμός proportionate calculation (from ἀναλογίζεσθαι to reckon up, sum up, to calculate, to consider from ἀνάλογος + …

7. The common slang meaning of bosh is ‘nonsense, rubbish’, a borrowing of Turkish boş, but this is the opposite of ‘excellent’, so cannot be the etymon of Boshter.

8. An Anglicisation either of Bibliotheca (from the Old English biblioþece) or of its etymon, the Latin bibliothēca ("library”, “collection of books"); compare the French bibliothèque.

9. From Anglo-Norman adjeccion, adjeccioun, Anglo-Norman and Middle French Adjection (French †Adjection) something that has been added or appended, act of adding or appending something and its etymon classical Latin adiectiōn-, adiectiō act of adding, addition, anything added, additional clause or proviso from adiect-, past participial stem of adiicere + -iō.

10. From Middle French Adustion (French (now rare) Adustion) state of the humours of being adust, action or process of burning and its etymon classical Latin adustiōn-, adustiō action or process of burning, state of being burnt, (in medical use) burn, heatstroke, sunstroke, in post-classical Latin also cauterization, (of humours) process of

11. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French Abscision (French Abscision, (now usually) abscission) act of cutting something off or away and its etymon classical Latin abscīsiōn-, abscīsiō omission of the last letter or syllable of a word, rhetorical device in which the speaker comes to a sudden halt, loss of voice, in post-classical Latin also act of