Make etymologies more accessable
I love etymologies. I'm not a complete language geek, but I do appreciate the clarification they can provide in understanding how words came to mean what they do. I think everyone can benefit by studying etymologies. Unfortunately, etymological syntax is gibberish. But perhaps a machine parsable syntax that can be reformatted for better mainstream elucidation and linguistic enrichment?
This is a really good point — most etymologies right now are written for conciseness, not narrative flow. We’ll see what we can do!
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tmoenk commented
The best etymologies are the ones told as stories. Even the most boring words can have an exciting etymology if they're told the right way. ;)