etytree
A graphical and multilingual etymology dictionary based on Wiktionary
What is etymology?
Etytree is the first graphical and multilingual etymology dictionary.
With etytree you can visualize the steps that led to the formation of a word as we know it, and
discover words that share one or more ancestors with that word in the same or in a different language.
Use etytree to discover how English tear and Italian lacrima (which means tear) share a common ancestor.
Can you find it?
Data is extracted from Wiktionary1 using a free context grammar2.
If you have comments, please add a note on the Discussion page
Etymology is the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.
With etytree you can visualize the steps that led to the formation of a word as we know it, and
discover words that share one or more ancestors with that word in the same or in a different language.
Use etytree to discover how English tear and Italian lacrima (which means tear) share a common ancestor.
Can you find it?
Data is extracted from Wiktionary1 using a free context grammar2.
If you have comments, please add a note on the Discussion page
1. Data extraction can be performed at each new release of a Wiktionary dump.↩
2. The java code used to extract the database is available on bitbucket↩