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“bloom”

11 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Elf, has 2.

Elf


Fantasy races

lien final · loth final

  • Ithilien

    Ithi dream + lien bloom

    dream bloom

  • Kaelien

    Kae green + lien bloom

    green bloom

  • Thialien

    Thia grove + lien bloom

    grove bloom

  • Minloth

    Min tower + loth bloom

    tower bloom

  • Aenloth

    Aen whole + loth bloom

    whole bloom

  • Ulloth

    Ul far + loth bloom

    far bloom

Mermaid


Creatures

anthe final · bloom final

  • Nacrithanthe

    Nacrith nacre + anthe bloom

    nacre bloom

  • Haldrisanthe

    Haldris cold rain + anthe bloom

    cold rain bloom

  • Selunaranthe

    Selunar moon pull + anthe bloom

    moon pull bloom

  • Palebloom

    Pale pale + bloom bloom

    pale bloom

  • Seabloom

    Sea sea + bloom bloom

    sea bloom

  • Silverbloom

    Silver silver + bloom bloom

    silver bloom

Bard


Tabletop

Thalia initial

  • Thaliamara

    Thalia bloom + mara sea

    bloom sea

  • Thalianelle

    Thalia bloom + nelle bell

    bloom bell

  • Thalialene

    Thalia bloom + lene tender

    bloom tender

Japanese


Real world

Saku initial

  • Sakusaki

    Saku bloom + saki blossom

    bloom blossom

  • Sakutomo

    Saku bloom + tomo wisdom

    bloom wisdom

  • Sakuwa

    Saku bloom + wa harmony

    bloom harmony

Phoenix


Creatures

bloom final

  • Everlastbloom

    Everlast everlasting + bloom bloom

    everlasting bloom

  • Noonbloom

    Noon noon + bloom bloom

    noon bloom

  • Cinderbloom

    Cinder cinder + bloom bloom

    cinder bloom

Tiefling


Fantasy races

anth final

  • Acrisanth

    Acris sharp + anth bloom

    sharp bloom

  • Loquenanth

    Loquen speaking + anth bloom

    speaking bloom

  • Anceranth

    Ancer anchored + anth bloom

    anchored bloom

Vampire


Creatures

flora final

  • Moranaflora

    Morana death + flora bloom

    death-bloom

  • Miraflora

    Mira peace + flora bloom

    peace-bloom

  • Terezaflora

    Tereza harvester + flora bloom

    harvester-bloom

Witch


People

lya final

  • Loamlya

    Loam clay soil + lya bloom

    clay soil bloom

  • Myrlya

    Myr mire + lya bloom

    mire bloom

  • Sedglya

    Sedg sedge + lya bloom

    sedge bloom

Wizard


People

ya final

  • Embraya

    Embra ember + ya bloom

    ember bloom

  • Umbraya

    Umbra shade + ya bloom

    shade bloom

  • Cindraya

    Cindra cinder + ya bloom

    cinder bloom

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “bloom”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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