Etymology
THDL Toolbox > Places & Geography > THDL Gazetteer > Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies > Etymology Element
Details for the element "etymology"from the THDL Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies
Definition of the Element
<!ELEMENT etymology (head?, (authority|blockquote|div|list|note|p|table)*)>
<!ATTLIST etymology %a.common;
lang %LANGUAGE; #IMPLIED>
Description of the Element
etymology = Explanatory text on the origin and development of a geographic name.
Currently, etymology is not used but we are leaving it in place.
Attributes of the Element
The attribute "etymology" is %a.common.
The "lang" attribute indicates the language of the fname as per %LANGUAGE.
XML Markup Examples
TBA.