Etym
Jacqueline Vidal Chang Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Etym is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Jacqueline Vidal Chang. Rated 5.0/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated March 19, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 3 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 47 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Mar 19
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About Etym
Ever wonder where words come from? "Salary" comes from salt. "Muscle" means little mouse. "Clue" was literally a ball of thread. The words you use every day have wild, weird, fascinating histories, and Etym helps you uncover them. Every day, a handful of new words land in your feed. Tap through at your own pace, save your favorites, and take the daily quiz to make it stick. You'll learn something new in under a minute and actually remember it. WHAT'S INSIDE Daily word stories — bite-sized and genuinely interesting My Words — everything you've collected Liked — your favorites, saved for later Daily quizzes — because knowing is half the battle For word nerds, trivia lovers, history buffs, and anyone who's ever thought "wait, why do we say that?" Download etym. Your vocabulary has secrets. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joinenthusiast.com/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated March 19, 2026
- Onboarding improvements (a sneak peek of what's waiting for you inside the app) - Bug fixes — resolved an issue where the app would show onboarding screens on every launch
App privacy
The developer, Jacqueline Vidal Chang, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Other Usage Data
- Contact Info: Email Address
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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