Etymology, morphological DNA, evolution, curiosities — the complete story of any word, in a few seconds. In 25 languages.
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A few analyses, among thousands.
From Arabic بُو حَبَاب, "father of seeds" — introduced to Europe by 16th-century botanists.
Latin passus (step) + port (door) → a threshold of words to cross.
Kichua kilima (mountain) + njaro (caravan) — the mountain of the caravan.
The origin of Latin sincerus remains debated — "sine cera" is an unattested myth.
From the Germanic ermen, « whole » or « universal » — a name popular across Europe since medieval times.
Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887 — the icon of logical deduction.
LASER — acronym for « Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation », coined in 1957.
Yūgen (幽玄) — a profound, mysterious awareness of the universe, a Japanese aesthetic concept.
The French verb travailler comes from Latin tripaliare, "to torture on a tripalium" — an ancient instrument of torture.
From French to Japanese, a worldwide linguistic intelligence.
Ultimate root, morphological family and European cousins.
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A complete analysis in a few seconds.
Understandable by a 10-year-old as well as an expert.
Each analysis shows a reliability index. Why never 100%? Because linguistics is a human science, not an absolute truth — even the best dictionaries revise their entries.
From authoritative dictionaries (Wiktionary). Reliable, use with confidence.
Solid, but other hypotheses coexist. See details.
Several competing theories. Caution recommended.
Limited or contradictory sources. Take with perspective.
The 90% threshold deliberately leaves a margin: etymology evolves with research.
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