Etymology Explorer

Mountain Dev

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About this app

Etymology Explorer is the word origin app you've been waiting your whole life for!

Features include:
• Visual map of word origins
• Connections between etymologically related words (e.g. acrobat and acronym)
• Etymology in full written form
• Word definition, translation, transliteration, language, and pronunciation
• Favorite words and connections to remember for later

I would love to hear your feedback on how to improve the app, so please let me know if there are any issues or what features you want next!

Ever wonder if the words album and albino are related? They are! Download the app and you'll find out how.

Ratings and reviews

Great app! Easy to use: I can glance at the word and its brief etymological description in my notification panel, and if I want to explore that word further, I can click to go to the app for more on that word than one could ever dream of (!), I can add it to a favorite list(!),search for other words, click to see the word(s) of the day, and ohhhhh, sooooo much more! (Read the About page!!) Yes, my friend, you can nerd out on words here in a fun and easy way!!! And Premium's just $10/year!!!

Use the app all the time to look up words I don't know. I'm not a professional Linguist, but, the details are great, and I don't think I've ever needed a secondary source that had data that this app didnt. I'll also comment that the app's design is great - no nonsense, just displays the data you want. Lots of apps these days like to get in your way and add BS nobody asked for. This one just delivers a good lookup tool, and that's all it needs to do.

Etymology Explorer is my go-to app for exploring definitions and word histories. I love having the ability to scroll and tap through the different word components, related concepts, and definitions that allow for quick clarity. For multi-lingual speakers, the option to go choose from different languages can be fun and enlightening as well.

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