Etymology

AnkiWeb addon 835220688

Shows Claude AI-powered etymology tooltips for words on cards when you hold Alt and hover, with session caching and configurable languages and modifier key.
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2026-05-03
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25.09.2~
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Description

📖 Etymology Tooltip — powered by Claude AI

Hold Alt and hover over any word on your cards to instantly see where it comes from.

Built for medical students. Most medical terms are just Latin and Greek roots stacked together — once you see the pattern, you stop memorising and start understanding.

🧠 Why etymology for medicine?

myocarditis = myo (muscle) + cardio (heart) + itis (inflammation)

Knowing three roots unlocks hundreds of words. This addon surfaces those roots on every card, with no extra effort.

✨ Features

  • 🖱️ Hold Alt + hover over any word → etymology tooltip appears instantly
  • 🤖 Claude AI explains the roots clearly — not a raw dictionary entry, an actual explanation
  • 🌍 Connects to languages you know — English, German, French, Latin, Greek, and more
  • 🔄 Cached during your session — look up the same word 10 times, only one API call
  • ⚡ Works alongside AMBOSS — modifier key is fully configurable
  • 💸 Extremely cheap — a full study session costs less than €0.01

⚙️ Setup — 5 minutes, no coding needed

🔑 Step 1 — Get your API key

An API key is just a private password that lets the addon talk to Claude. Here's how to get one:

  1. Go to console.anthropic.com and create a free account
  2. Click "API Keys" in the left sidebar
  3. Click "Create Key" → give it any name (e.g. Anki) → click Create
  4. Copy the key (starts with sk-ant-…) — save it somewhere, you only see it once

💡 New accounts get $5 of free credit — that's roughly 8,000 lookups. More than enough for years of study. Top-ups start at $5.

🖥️ Step 2 — Configure in Anki

  1. Open Anki → Tools → Etymology Tooltip Settings…
  2. Paste your API key
  3. Tick the languages you know — Claude will connect roots to those languages
  4. Hit OK

🚀 Step 3 — Use it

Open any card in the Reviewer, hold Alt, hover over a word. Done.

🌍 Available languages

Pick the ones you know — Claude tailors every explanation to your background.

🇬🇧 English · 🇩🇪 German · 🏛️ Latin · 🏺 Ancient Greek · 🇫🇷 French · 🇪🇸 Spanish · 🇮🇹 Italian · 🇵🇹 Portuguese · 🇳🇱 Dutch · 🇷🇺 Russian · 🇸🇦 Arabic

💡 Tip: Enable Latin and Ancient Greek — most medical terms decompose directly into these, and Claude will show you the breakdown every time.

⚙️ Settings reference

| Setting | Default | Options | |---|---|---| | Modifier key | Alt | Alt, Control, Shift | | API key | (required) | From console.anthropic.com | | Base languages | English | Any combination from the list above |

🔒 Privacy & cost

  • 🔐 Your API key is stored locally on your computer only — never sent anywhere except directly to Anthropic
  • 🌐 The word you hover over is sent to Anthropic's API (same privacy policy as claude.ai)
  • 💰 Pricing: see anthropic.com/pricing — Claude Haiku is the cheapest tier, at fractions of a cent per lookup

🔧 Compatibility

  • ✅ Anki 2.1.50+
  • ✅ Works alongside AMBOSS — set modifier to Control or Shift if needed
  • 🌐 Requires internet for new lookups (cached results work offline for the session)

Not affiliated with Anthropic. API key required.