Origin of a word: Abbr. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Origin of a word: Abbr. . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DER.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
DER Origin of a word: Abbr. (3)
ETYM Origin of a word: Abbr. (4)
DERIV Origin of a word: Abbr. (5)

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