`etymology`

Pack: wiktionary · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wiktionary/mcp

Etymology section extracted from wikitext.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`word`	string	yes
`lang`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "word": "algorithm"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wiktionary/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"etymology","arguments":{"word":"algorithm"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('etymology', {
  "word": "algorithm"
});

More examples

{
  "word": "kindergarten",
  "lang": "de"
}

Response shape

Always returns: word

Field	Type	Description
`word`	string	The word queried
`found`	boolean	Whether etymology section was found
`available_sections`	array	Available sections when etymology not found
`section`	string	Name of the etymology section
`section_number`	string	Section number identifier
`wikitext`	string \| null	Raw wikitext content of the etymology section

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "word": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The word queried"
    },
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether etymology section was found"
    },
    "available_sections": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Available sections when etymology not found",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "section": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the etymology section"
    },
    "section_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Section number identifier"
    },
    "wikitext": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Raw wikitext content of the etymology section"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "word"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wiktionary": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wiktionary/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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