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Etymology Viewer

Etymology Viewer

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Etymology Viewer that gives you the origin of a word.


What is this?

This is a tool that allows you to search for the origin of a word and also wiew its origin tree. It uses the ety-python to get the origin of a word, which in turn sources data from Gerard de Melo's Etymological Wordnet, which is mostly mined from Wiktionary.

Usage

Enter a word in the text box to search its origin.There are three options from which you can search:

  • Default Search: Returns the words from which the word is directly derived.
  • Recursive Search: Returns the words from which the word is derived, with recursively searching through the database.
  • View Etymological Tree: Shows the words from which the word originates, in a tree form.

Seems interesting, tell me more

Check Logophilia to know about words and the etymology behind them. It's an extremely fun way to learn words!

Disclaimer

There isn't a single source of truth for etymologies; words' origins can be heavily disputed. This websites fetches data from ety-python, whose source data is mostly mined from Wiktionary.

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Etymology Viewer made with ❤️ by Pushkar Patel