The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ETYMA which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2012.
Earlier forms of words crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ETYMA | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Earlier forms of words
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- carcinoma
- pecker
- compound
- onomastics
- speech
- barbarism
- impropriety
- analysis
- institution
- masculine
- novella
- till
Crossword Answer definitions
ETYMA noun- The source word, or words, of a given word or expression.
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