https://github.com/clairefro/obsidian-plugin-etymology-lookup

Obsidian plugin for looking up the etymology of words in your notes with one click
https://github.com/clairefro/obsidian-plugin-etymology-lookup

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Obsidian plugin for looking up the etymology of words in your notes with one click

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/clairefro/obsidian-plugin-etymology-lookup
• Owner: clairefro
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-02-28T23:34:11.000Z (11 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-28T16:08:27.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-29T17:33:36.152Z (5 months ago)
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://obsidian.md/plugins?search=etymology%20lookup
• Size: 132 KB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# Etymology Lookup

Lookup the etymology of English words in your [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) notes.

This plugin fetches results from Douglas Harper's fantastic [Online Etymology Dictionary](https://www.etymonline.com) and therefore requires internet connection. Consider thanking Douglas for this wonderful resource with a [donation](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_donations&[email protected]&lc=US&item_name=Donation+to%20+Help+Keep+Etymonline+Free+and+Open&no_note=0&cn=&curency_code=USD&bn=PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted).

[Install](https://obsidian.md/plugins?search=etymology%20lookup) plugin for Obsidian 

### Great for

🌱 ESL learners

🌱 Studying law, medicine, botany, chemistry, physics, philosophy, linguistics, architecture and more

🌱 Enhancing the clarity of your writing

🌱 Nerds just plain curious about language history and word origins

## How to use

1. Highlight all or part of a word in your notes

2. Run search

3. (Optional) Click or tap an entry to copy it to your clipboard

![demo1](https://github.com/clairefro/assets/blob/main/obsidian-plugin-etymology-lookup/demo1.gif?raw=true)

There are three ways to run Etyomology Lookup

#### Run via ribbon menu

Hit the "sprout" icon in the left ribbon

![demo ribbon](https://github.com/clairefro/assets/blob/main/obsidian-plugin-etymology-lookup/demo-ribbon.gif?raw=true)

#### Run via Command Palette

(`Cmd` + `P`): "Etymology Lookup - Search"

![demo command palette](https://github.com/clairefro/assets/blob/main/obsidian-plugin-etymology-lookup/demo-cp.gif)

#### Run from right-click menu



## Contribute

Contributions via bug reports, feature requests and pull requests are welcome

## Support