Etymology
<h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="THDLToolboxhomegtPlacesampGeographygtTHDLGazetteergtGazetteerDTDDecodedForDummiesgtEtymologyElement" class="anchorpoint"></a><a href="/tools/wiki/home.html">THDL Toolbox</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Places%20%26%20Geography.html">Places & Geography</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/THDL%20Gazetteer.html">THDL Gazetteer</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Gazetteer%20DTD%20Decoded%20For%20Dummies.html">Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies</a> > Etymology Element</h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="DetailsfortheelementetymologyfromtheTHDLGazetteerDTDDecodedForDummies" class="anchorpoint"></a>Details for the element "etymology" <em class="italic">from the THDL Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies</em></h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="DefinitionoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Definition of the Element</h3><div class="code"><pre><!ELEMENT etymology (head?, (authority|blockquote|div|list|note|p|table)*)>
<!ATTLIST etymology %a.common;
lang %LANGUAGE; #IMPLIED></pre></div><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="DescriptionoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Description of the Element</h3><p class="paragraph">etymology = Explanatory text on the origin and development of a geographic name.</p><p class="paragraph">Currently, etymology is not used but we are leaving it in place.
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="AttributesoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Attributes of the Element</h3><p class="paragraph">The attribute "etymology" is <a href="/tools/wiki/%25a.common.html">%a.common</a>.</p><p class="paragraph">The "lang" attribute indicates the language of the fname as per <a href="/tools/wiki/%25LANGUAGE.html">%LANGUAGE</a>.
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