Python script and resources to generate etymology maps per the 'etymology maps' subreddit.
Archive: original Python mapmaking script plus unused files from the Wiki Utilities provided by reddit user /u/Quoar [update 2014-09-25: the directory appears to have been taken down from the given link];elephant: dictionary and outputs for my first etymology map on 'elephant', includes research notes provided by Prof. Václav Blažek;resources: dictionary template, language codes dictionary, map template;generateMap_v1.py: my adaptation of Python script written by reddit user /u/Quoar.
- make a new directory for your map, i.e.
$ mkdir [yourword]; - make a copy of the
dictionary_template.txtfrom theresourcesdir; - replace word forms for each language for the word of interest (language codes defined in
resources/language_codes_dictionary.txt); - define fill colours grouped according to etymological stories (colour key/value pairs contained in the Python script);
- run
$ python generateMap_v1.py [yourword]/dictionary_[yourword].txt; - open the .svg output from
[yourword]/map_[yourword].svgin Inkscape or other graphics software; - annotate with a title, legend and etymological explanations (best to save as a different filename);
- export as .png or other image format;
- upload to Imgur and submit link to 'etymology maps' subreddit.
- let me/theWorld know about it! @cainesap #etymologymaps