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Online Etymology Dictionary

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Word origin database — history and etymology of 50,000+ English words

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GET/api/search

Search word etymologies

Parameters

qstringrequired

Returns

results[] with word, definition, etymology_text, first_attested, related_entries[]

GET/api/words/{word}

Get word etymology

Parameters

wordstringrequired

Returns

word, etymology, first_attested, language_of_origin, related_words[], changes_over_time[]