https://github.com/thepushkarp/etymology-viewer
Etymology Viewer that gives you the origin of a word
https://github.com/thepushkarp/etymology-viewer
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Etymology Viewer that gives you the origin of a word
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/thepushkarp/etymology-viewer
- Owner: thepushkarp
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-07-04T12:56:38.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-24T17:39:07.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-24T18:43:12.821Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: etymology, words
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://etymology.thepushkarp.com/
- Size: 43.9 KB
- Stars: 10
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Etymology Viewer
Etymology Viewer that gives you the origin of a word.
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## What is this?
This is a tool that allows you to search for the origin of a word and also view its origin tree. It uses the [ety-python](https://github.com/jmsv/ety-python) library to get the origin of a word, which in turn sources data from Gerard de Melo's [Etymological Wordnet](http://www1.icsi.berkeley.edu/~demelo/etymwn/), 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 recursive 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](https://logophilia.in/) 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 website fetches data from [ety-python](https://github.com/jmsv/ety-python), whose source data is mostly mined from Wiktionary.
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Etymology Viewer
made with ❤️ by
Pushkar Patel