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“first”

20 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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, Dragonborn, has 2.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Ur initial · van final

  • Urvar

    Ur first + var guarding

    first guarding

  • Urvesh

    Ur first + vesh bright

    first bright

  • Urbar

    Ur first + bar broad

    first broad

  • Tharnvan

    Tharn thunder + van first

    thunder first

  • Selthvan

    Selth carapace + van first

    carapace first

  • Lorthvan

    Lorth law + van first

    law first

Drow


Fantasy races

Azz initial · Tsarr initial

  • Azzozryth

    Azz first + ozryth forgotten

    first forgotten

  • Azzyssra

    Azz first + yssra obedient

    first obedient

  • Azzelzra

    Azz first + elzra attendant

    first attendant

  • Tsarrarnyss

    Tsarr first + arnyss guard

    first guard

  • Tsarrzzaeth

    Tsarr first + zzaeth hall

    first hall

  • Tsarrythir

    Tsarr first + ythir taproot

    first taproot

God


Creatures

Prim initial · First initial

  • Primgorn

    Prim first + gorn vigil

    first of the vigil

  • Primveth

    Prim first + veth peace

    first of the peace

  • Primtor

    Prim first + tor tower

    first of the tower

  • Firstbinder

    First first + binder binder

    first binder

  • Firstmender

    First first + mender mender

    first mender

  • Firsttide

    First first + tide tide

    first tide

Phoenix


Creatures

Proto initial · Prote initial

  • Protochthon

    Proto first + chthon earth

    first earth

  • Protomnestos

    Proto first + mnestos remembered

    first remembered

  • Protophoros

    Proto first + phoros bearer

    first bearer

  • Proteoura

    Prote first + oura tail

    first tail

  • Protekydeia

    Prote first + kydeia repute

    first repute

  • Protedromia

    Prote first + dromia course

    first course

Roman


Real world

Primus initial · prima final

  • Primus Nonius

    Primus first + nonius ninth

    first, ninth

  • Primus Quintilius

    Primus first + quintilius quintus' line

    first, quintus' line

  • Primus Caesius

    Primus first + caesius blue-grey

    first, blue-grey

  • Silvia Prima

    Silvia of the forest + prima first

    of the forest, first

  • Furia Prima

    Furia raging + prima first

    raging, first

  • Aquilia Prima

    Aquilia eagle + prima first

    eagle, first

Wizard


People

Ur initial · Ura initial

  • Urir

    Ur first + ir seeker

    first seeker

  • Urnax

    Ur first + nax binding

    first binding

  • Urban

    Ur first + ban ward

    first ward

  • Urasith

    Ura first + sith depth

    first depth

  • Urail

    Ura first + il lesser

    first lesser

  • Uraris

    Ura first + ris dawn

    first dawn

Alien


Creatures

Zeh initial

  • Zehtuur

    Zeh first + tuur spire

    first spire

  • Zehzoll

    Zeh first + zoll shelf

    first shelf

  • Zehvaath

    Zeh first + vaath warren

    first warren

Bard


Tabletop

Primo initial

  • Primoverso

    Primo first + verso verse

    first verse

  • Primosole

    Primo first + sole sun

    first sun

  • Primogioco

    Primo first + gioco play

    first play

D&D


Tabletop

Prim initial

  • Primowyn

    Prim first + owyn born of

    first born of

  • Primzana

    Prim first + zana flower

    first flower

  • Primmina

    Prim first + mina love

    first love

Gamertag


People

prime final

  • Cobaltprime

    Cobalt goblin + prime first

    goblin first

  • Zeroprime

    Zero empty + prime first

    empty first

  • Novaprime

    Nova new star + prime first

    new star first

Greek


Real world

Proto initial

  • Protophylax

    Proto first + phylax guard

    first guard

  • Protodikos

    Proto first + dikos justice

    first justice

  • Protothymos

    Proto first + thymos heart

    first heart

Guild


Objects

The First initial

  • The First Coven

    The First first + coven gathering

    first gathering

  • The First Order

    The First first + order ranked body

    first ranked body

  • The First Banners

    The First first + banners war standards

    first war standards

Japanese


Real world

Hatsu initial

  • Hatsurei

    Hatsu first + rei lovely

    first lovely

  • Hatsuori

    Hatsu first + ori weave

    first weave

  • Hatsuyu

    Hatsu first + yu gentle

    first gentle

Planet


Objects

Prim initial

  • Primopsis

    Prim first + opsis appearance

    first appearance

  • Primnesos

    Prim first + nesos island

    first island

  • Primogenes

    Prim first + ogenes origin

    first origin

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “first”. 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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