Template:rfe/documentation
Usage
[edit]Use this template if the etymology of an entry is missing. Use the first unnamed parameter to indicate the language:
{{rfe|nl}}
You may supply a reason for the request like this:
{{rfe|en|probably derived from Latin}}
Parameters
[edit]|1=(required)- The language code of the term needing cleanup. See Wiktionary:List of languages.
|2=- An optional comment to be displayed in the request message.
|y=- Year of discussion to link to.
|m=- Month of discussion to link to (spelled out, e.g. “March”, “December”).
|fragment=,|section=- The section of the Etymology Scriptorium for the specified month/year to link to; this goes into the URL, after the pound sign. Defaults to the page name.
|box=1- Display the message in a box instead of inline.
|noes=1- Suppress the reference to the Etymology Scriptorium in the message.
|sort=- The sort key for the page; rarely needs to be specified.
|nocat=1- Disable categorization of this page.
This template adds the page to the subcategory of Category:Requests for etymologies by language designated by the language code specified using |1=.
See also
[edit]{{rfdef}}(request for definition), for definitions.{{rfclarify}}(request for clarification), to clarify definitions if the gloss is ambiguous or otherwise underspecified.{{etystub}}, displays inline text instead of a box. To be used to signal a stub etymology.{{rfv-etym}}, to dispute or question an etymology- Category:Requests for etymologies by language, current requests