Takes groups of three parameters (triplets) that indicate a part of an etymology and produces formatted output. It is highly recommended that in-line etymologies be placed within parentheses, i.e. ({{etymology}}).
Usage
{{etymology|''language1''|''orthography1''|''meaning1''
|''language2''|''orthography2''|''meaning2''
|''language3''|''orthography3''|''meaning3'' ... }}
Between one and six triplets can be specified, each of which can have the following parameters (which can be left blank or, at the end of the list, omitted entirely):
- language: The ISO 639 code or name for the language. This might be omitted if the language is obvious (e.g. the same as the language of the previous part, or English).
- orthography: How the word or words are written in the original language. If the original language uses a non-Latin alphabet the orthography should be surrounded by two straight single quotation marks (vertical apostrophes)
''before and after to avoid automatic italicizing (see MOS:Ety), followed by a transliteration within parentheses. If a transliteration is not needed, the final set of single quotation marks must be followed by a character, such as a hair space ( or - meaning: Concise English meaning of the word. This could be a link if appropriate.
- Notes
- For each triplet, at least one of language and orthography must be specified (non-blank).
- If the original language uses a non-Latin alphabet (or no alphabet at all), the orthography should be followed by a transliteration within parentheses.
- This template may also be coded using the shortened form,
{{ety}}.
Examples
Here is a wide selection of examples showing how one might use the {{etymology}} template, with various alternatives for some words. Invalid examples are also shown below.
| Valid examples |
|---|
| Anniversary (from Latin anniversarius 'returning annually'; from annus 'year', and versus 'to turn')
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| Biology (from Ancient Greek βίος (bios) 'life', and λογία (logia) 'study of')
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| Café (from French)
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| Dinosaur (from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinos) 'terrible, powerful, wondrous', and σαῦρος (sauros) 'lizard')
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| Eukaryote (/juːˈkærioʊt, -ət/ yoo-KARR-ee-oht, -ət; from Ancient Greek ευ (eu) 'good', and κάρυον (karyon) 'nut, kernel')
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| Ngoja kidogo bush (from Swahili ngoja 'wait', kidogo 'a little', and bush)
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| Sesquipedalophobia (from Latin sesquipedalia verba 'words a foot-and-a-half long'; from sēsqui 'one and a half', pedālis 'foot', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos) 'fear')
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| Invalid examples |
| Etymology (from Greek ἔτυμον' 'true sense', and λογία' 'study of')
Note: If the original language uses a non-Latin alphabet the orthography should be followed by a transliteration within parentheses. |
| Xylophone (from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xylon) 'wood', and φωνή (phone) sound)
Note: Parameters must be grouped into triplets. |
| Zeitgeist ({{etymology}} requires 1st or 2nd parameter in each triplet!)
Note: The language or orthography may be omitted, but not both. |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Etymology
Takes groups of three parameters (triplets) that indicate a part of an etymology and produces formatted output
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language 1 | 1 | ISO 639 code or name for the language of the word or first root
| String | suggested |
| Orthography 1 | 2 | How the word or first root is written in the original language
| String | suggested |
| Meaning 1 | 3 | Concise English meaning of the word or first root
| String | suggested |
| Language 2 | 4 | ISO 639 code or name for the language of the second root | String | optional |
| Orthography 2 | 5 | How the second root is written in the original language | String | optional |
| Meaning 2 | 6 | Concise English meaning of the second root | String | optional |
| Language 3 | 7 | ISO 639 code or name for the language of the third root | String | optional |
| Orthography 3 | 8 | How the third root is written in the original language | String | optional |
| Meaning 3 | 9 | Concise English meaning of the third root | String | optional |
| Language 4 | 10 | ISO 639 code or name for the language of the fourth root | String | optional |
| Orthography 4 | 11 | How the fourth root is written in the original language | String | optional |
| Meaning 4 | 12 | Concise English meaning of the fourth root | String | optional |
| Language 5 | 13 | ISO 639 code or name for the language of the fifth root | String | optional |
| Orthography 5 | 14 | How the fifth root is written in the original language | String | optional |
| Meaning 5 | 15 | Concise English meaning of the fifth root | String | optional |
| Language 6 | 16 | ISO 639 code or name for the language of the sixth root | String | optional |
| Orthography 6 | 17 | How the sixth root is written in the original language | String | optional |
| Meaning 6 | 18 | Concise English meaning of the sixth root | String | optional |
See also
- {{Etymology section}}
- {{Place name etymologies}}
- {{Missing|etymology}}