Answer:

etymon

Answer	Crossword Clue
ETYMON	Earlier form of a word
ETYMON	Ancestral word
ETYMON	Linguistic root

ETYMON	Word origin
ETYMON	Root word
ETYMON	Root word.
ETYMON	Primary linguistic form.
ETYMON	Original form of a word
ETYMON	A word's original form
ETYMON	Original word form
ETYMON	Base word

ETYMON	Word source
ETYMON	Older form of a word

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.