Etymonline

Etymonline

Online Etymology Dictionary

What is Etymonline?
Etymonline is a practical Chrome extension that eliminates the need to visit the Online Etymology Dictionary's home page. With a one-click search feature installed in your browser toolbar, you can explore 50,000 entries from the dictionary directly. The extension has been updated recently to version 1.8 with crucial bug fixes.
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Stats
Users: 50,000+
Version: 1.8 (Last updated: 2021-08-15)
Creation date: 2018-01-02
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://www.etymonline.com/*
  • contextMenus
Size: 84.64K
Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

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#2544 in Tools ▲ 14

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Summary

Skip the home page. Search any word or phrase from the 50,000 entries in the Online Etymology Dictionary directly from your Chrome toolbar with this one-click extension.

Update log: V1.8:

  • Bug fixes.
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Convenient for accessing etymology of words
  • Respectful of user privacy
  • Simple and responsive UI
Cons
  • Opens search results in a new tab instead of within the extension popup
  • Some users find it redundant as a shortcut to the website
  • Intrusive ads
Most mentioned
  • Convenient for accessing etymology of words
  • Opens search results in a new tab instead of within the extension popup
  • Respectful of user privacy
Recent reviews
Indispensable for wordies. 🤔 Now if I could only remember how to spell "indispensable" 😁
by Richard Steadman Richard Steadman, 2024-04-22

What is the point of creating an extension for the website if it still opens a new tab?
by Mustapha Bouizzal Mustapha Bouizzal, 2024-01-01

perfect, and brilliant app for studying. I love this app
by 박준영 박준영, 2023-08-09
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Safety
Risk impact

Etymonline is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Etymonline has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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