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Etymology: Word Origins
Roots, Meanings & Connections
$9.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Explore word origins and language paths, hear pronunciation when available, and uncover evidence-supported Word Myth notes.
Explore where words come from with AI-assisted etymology. Search any word, root, or phrase to explore origins, language paths, pronunciation, meaning changes, cognates, related vocabulary, and evidence-supported Word Myth notes.
Etymology: Word Origins turns language history into an approachable journey. Look up a familiar word, a term from a book, a Latin or Greek root, or something you heard in conversation. Follow how words travelled between languages, how their meanings shifted, and how one root connects to other vocabulary.
What you can explore:
• Word origins, roots, and language paths
• Meaning changes across time and cultures
• Prefixes, suffixes, and other word parts
• Cognates and related vocabulary
• Personalized discoveries for your language and region
• Overview, Journey, and Connections sections you can tap or swipe through
• Listen to pronunciation with adjustable playback speed when a matching device voice is available
• Explore Word Myth notes only when supporting evidence is available
• Optional daily or weekly word reminders
• Favorites and search history stored on your device
• Previously viewed results from the local cache without a new lookup
• A clean reading experience with dark mode and Dynamic Type
Made for writers, students, readers, language learners, vocabulary builders, trivia fans, and anyone curious about why words mean what they mean.
Generated explanations can be incomplete or inaccurate and are not verified scholarship. New lookups send the searched word, optional language hint, output language, prompt context, and client metadata through the Moruk gateway. Cached prior results, favorites, and history are stored locally.
The app is free and includes ads. Optional ad-free subscriptions are available with no free trial. Ad privacy controls are available in Settings. No account, sign in, subscription, purchase, or paid feature is required.
Privacy Policy: https://wordorigin.app/en/privacy-policy
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
• Remove ads with monthly or yearly plans—no free trial
• Keep exploring word origins, pronunciation, and Word Myth notes
• Reliability and accessibility improvements
The developer, Moruk LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
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- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Search History
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Moruk LLC
- Size
- 67.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 32 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Etymology Pro Yearly $19.99
- Etymology Pro Monthly $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Moruk LLC
