Observed arrival · 2026-10-10
OpenEtym: Where do words come from?
An etymology explorer for tracing words to their roots, following their relatives, and viewing language geography.
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- Readers tracing word histories and language relationships
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- Its globe view combines Glottolog language placements with Natural Earth land outlines; both datasets are credited on the page.
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The homepage offers an Explorer for following one word through its roots and relatives, a Tidy tree for viewing a whole family, and a Globe for language geography. Sample prompts include wind, salary, and wheel. It credits Wiktionary-derived data and the Etymological Wordnet, plus Glottolog and Natural Earth for the map, and names the licenses for those sources.
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