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by decuran 5y ago
Can you extract from wiktionary with this?
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by decuran 5y ago
I love this! I had no idea about the Etymological Wordnet and it probably would have saved me a ton of time developing my app for finding "interesting" cognates: https://etymologyexplorer.com I've always loved the
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platypus means “flat foot”(reddit.com)
1 points by decuran 5y ago|0 comments
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The strange word families of “platypus”(etymologyexplorer.com)
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by decuran 5y ago
Yes, this is the site that inspired me! I was frustrated that it was so hard to navigate to cognates (word cousins) or from roots to descendants. So mine is focused on navigating between words like that
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by decuran 5y ago
If people are interested in diving deeper into etymologies, I made an app that allows you to visually explore all the roots, descendants, or relatives of a word: https://etymologyexplorer.com
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by decuran 6y ago
Looks cool! May use this for my toddler
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by decuran 6y ago
Thanks so much! Would love any other feedback you have. I'm making updates often
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by decuran 6y ago
Yes, this is the site that inspired me! I was frustrated that it was so hard to navigate to cognates (word cousins) or from roots to descendants. So mine is focused on navigating between words like that
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by decuran 6y ago
I'm making a tool for exploring word etymologies. I'm fascinated by the hidden connections in our language—like "galaxy" being connected to "galactose" because of the Milky Way. I used NLP to convert written et
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by decuran 6y ago
I've been working on a tool that lets you see connections between words in your own language and one you're learning. It is based on following etymology trees up and back down. It has helped me a lot and I enjoy browsing around in
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by decuran 6y ago
I made this because I'm really interested in how similar words relate to one another. I used NLP to convert written etymology paragraphs from wiktionary into a database of words and connections. The most interesting thing has been find
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Show HN: EtymologyExplorer – word origin trees(etymologyexplorer.com)
1 points by decuran 6y ago|1 comments
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by decuran 6y ago
deus ex ATM
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by decuran 6y ago
Is there a repo to reproduce the results? I didn't see anything in the article
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by decuran 6y ago
That's interesting about Xanthippe and the fancy-fancy horse names. I had recently learned about the etymology of Hippopotamus (water horse) so I was excited to see another use. As a plug, I'm really into etymologies as well and m
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by decuran 6y ago
An app called EtymologyExplorer that allows exploration of word origins. It shows word family trees in a visual layout. I made this because I'm really interested in how words relate to one another. For example "magnanimous" c
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by decuran 6y ago
Hello! Creator here. This app shows word evolutions in a visual format similar to a family tree. I made this because I'm really interested in how words relate to one another. For example "magnanimous" can be understood throug
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Show HN: EtymologyExplorer – visual navigation of word family trees(etymologyexplorer.com)
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by decuran 6y ago
That's a really good question and I worry about that myself. I think it might be incorrect to think that there is a "true self" inside you. More realistically I think there are many autonomous modules in your mind that run wh
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by decuran 6y ago
More than likely something is going on from the changes to the active neural circuitry. Usually the "Default Mode Network" is active. When this is quieted down, which is similar to what happens when you're on LSD, it's p