Etymonline - Dictionary & More

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About this app

The official, complete app of Douglas Harper's Online Etymology Dictionary, with useful features to help you understand the origins of words as well as improve your vocabulary.

• From etymonline.com, the internet's top choice for quick, reliable, comprehensive yet comprehensible English word origins
• Instantaneous search with spelling suggestions works fast on your Android devices
• Offline Dictionary - find out word origins anytime, anywhere (Premium only)
• Universal app - works on your Android phones and tablets
• Related Words - easily access words that share the same origin/root. For example, you can check out all the words with root –logy, such as agriology, anthropology, biology, cardiology, choreology, Christology, chronology, cosmology, etc.

Get even more with ETYMONLINE PREMIUM:
• Offline dictionary - Search and view etymology without the need of an internet connection
• No Ads - Enjoy a calm, ad-free reading environment

Ratings and reviews

I love this app. It makes my inner logophile happy. I particularly like that it doesn't just say "from old french" like many other etymology sites. The etymology will be taken back as far as possible (often to proto-indo-european for most English words). The app is functional, the ads are relatively unobtrusive (for a free app), and I have not yet found the limits of its database. If I had one wish it would be to be able to click on root words to get audio pronunciations.

It was a 4-5 star app (even with annoying ads). But, after an "update" last year that made them a lot worse (as well as impossible to avoid), I uninstalled it. And, as I saw just now, it still has too many ads. To the developers: While ads are necessary to help pay the bills, too many wreck apps--and yours is there. Too, $5/month is a steep price for the ad-free version. So, reduce the number of ads and make them less annoying, and I'll change my review.

it's so much more than just a dictionary. the linguistic history really helps a person to better understand what is being expressed. an absolutely invaluable resource for modern communication. Im hoping a free offline version of this app will be available soon.

What's new

Bug fixes and performance improvements.