Word Radicals: Etymology
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• The app now opens on its tree while the dictionaries come up, shedding leaves that fall under real gravity and air resistance rather than along a drawn path. On most launches you will barely see it. • Opening is quicker. Counting what the sources cover — ten passes over a 120 MB dictionary — used to happen three times at every launch, for a screen reached from Privacy & sources. It is now counted when you open that screen. • Unpacking the dictionary after an update no longer holds the whole thing in memory, which is what made the first launch stutter on older iPhones.
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Ever wonder where English words really come from? WordLookup traces any English word back through history to its Latin, Greek, Old English, French, Germanic, Sanskrit, and Arabic origins. See the full etymology chain — every language a word passed through on its way into modern English. Search for "compel" and watch it unfold: borrowed from Latin compellere, itself from com- ("together") + pellere ("to drive"). Search "philosophy" and trace it from Greek philosophia — philos ("loving") + sophia ("wisdom"). FEATURES - Etymology chains showing the complete journey of a word through languages - Morpheme breakdowns revealing how Latin and Greek words were built from smaller parts - Classical sources from Lewis & Short (Latin) and Liddell-Scott-Jones (Greek) lexicons, with original definitions and quotations - Semantic relationships including cognates, doublets, calques, and loan translations across languages - Word definitions with online dictionary fallback - Falling words — an ambient display of etymology-rich words you can tap to explore - Dark, minimal interface designed for reading - Entirely offline — no internet connection required after download
What's new · 1.0.10
• The app now opens on its tree while the dictionaries come up, shedding leaves that fall under real gravity and air resistance rather than along a drawn path. On most launches you will barely see it. • Opening is quicker. Counting what the sources cover — ten passes over a 120 MB dictionary — used to happen three times at every launch, for a screen reached from Privacy & sources. It is now counted when you open that screen. • Unpacking the dictionary after an update no longer holds the whole thing in memory, which is what made the first launch stutter on older iPhones.
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