Etymo
A NodeJS and browser wrapper for fetching etymology information in various langauges from Douglas Harper's wonderful Online Etymology Dictionary (https://www.etymonline.com)
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Get started
Add etymo-js to your Node project
npm install etymo-jsimport { Etymo } from "etymo-js";
// initialize
const etymo = new Etymo();
async function run() {
const results = await etymo.search("remember");
console.log(results);
}
run();Returns an array of search results, with the first item being most relevant:
[
{
"term": "remember (v.)",
"def": "mid-14c., remembren, \"keep or bear (something or someone) in mind, retain in the memory, preserve unforgotten,\" from Old French remembrer [...]",
"path": "/word/disremember#etymonline_v_11486",
"id": "11486"
},
{
"term": "*(s)mer- (1)",
"def": "Proto-Indo-European root meaning \"to remember.\" \n' +
'It forms all or part of: commemorate; commemoration; mourn; memo; memoir; memorable; memorandum; memorial [...]"
"path": "/word/*%28s%29mer-#etymonline_v_53458",
"id": "53458"
},
{
"term": "remembrance (n.)",
"def": "c. 1300, remembraunce, \"a memory, recollection,\" from Old French remembrance (11c.), from remembrer (see remember). From late 14c. as \"consideration, reflection; present consciousness [...]",
"path": "/word/remembrance#etymonline_v_37059",
"id": "37059"
} ...
]Usage
Note - requires internet connection to retrieve data.
.search()
Basic search
Returns array of search result obejcts ({ term, def, path, id}), ordered by relevance to search term
const res = await etymo.search("remember");[
{
"term": "remember (v.)",
"def": "mid-14c., remembren, \"keep or bear (something or someone) in mind, retain in the memory, preserve unforgotten,\" from Old French remembrer [...]",
"path": "/word/disremember#etymonline_v_11486",
"id": "11486"
}, ...
]Multi-word search
It's fine to use spaces in the search term
const res = await etymo.search("back seat");[
{
"term": "back seat (n.)",
"def": "also back-seat, 1832, originally of coaches, from back (adj.) + seat (n.). Used figuratively for \"less or least prominent position\" by 1868. Back-seat driver \"passenger who gives the driver unwanted advice\" is [...]",
"path": "/word/back%20seat#etymonline_v_42318",
"id": "42318"
}, ...
].get() entry by path
You can use any of the paths returned from search to get single entries. You can also specifify the language of the definition returned.
Returns a single entry ({ term, def, path, id})
get English definition
const res = await etymo.get("/word/remember#etymonline_v_10402");{
"term": "remember (v.)",
"def": "mid-14c., remembren, \"keep or bear (something or someone) in mind, retain in the memory, preserve unforgotten,\" from Old French remembrer \"remember, recall, bring to mind\" (11c.), from Latin rememorari \"recall to mind, remember,\" from re- \"again\" (see re-) + memorari \"be mindful of, [...]",
"path": "/word/remember#etymonline_v_10402",
"id": "10402"
}get definition in another language
You can specify an option lang parameter . See avaialable languages below. Note that the lang parameter will override any language pre-pended in the provided path.
// get definition in Japanese
const res = await etymo.get("/word/remember#etymonline_v_10402", {
lang: "jp",
});{
"term": "remember (v.)",
"def": "14世紀中頃、remembren は、「（何かや誰かを）心に留める、記憶に保つ、忘れないようにする」という意味で使われました。これは、古フランス語の remembrer「思い出す、思い起こす」（11世紀）から来ており、ラテン語の rememorari「思い出す、記憶する」から派生したものです。これは、re-「再び」（re- を参照） [...]",
"path": "/word/remember#etymonline_v_10402",
"id": "10402"
}Supported languages
| Language | Two-Letter Code |
|---|---|
| English | en |
| Spanish | es |
| French | fr |
| German | de |
| Italian | it |
| Portuguese | pt |
| Japanese | ja |
| Chinese | zh |
| Korean | ko |
.trending()
Returns a list of terms currently trending on etymonline.com
const res = await etymo.trending();
// => ['nepotism','nickelodeon','hero','island','ego','fast','spell','gospel','father','confidence']Development
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