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“laurel”

10 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 7 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 4 different families, from real world 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, Centaur, has 2.

Centaur


Creatures

Daphno initial · daphne final

  • Daphnonike

    Daphno laurel + nike victory

    laurel victory

  • Daphnonebris

    Daphno laurel + nebris fawnskin

    laurel fawnskin

  • Daphnorhode

    Daphno laurel + rhode rose

    laurel rose

  • Hierodaphne

    Hiero sacred + daphne laurel

    sacred laurel

  • Kyanodaphne

    Kyano dark blue + daphne laurel

    dark blue laurel

  • Melissodaphne

    Melisso bee + daphne laurel

    bee laurel

Bard


Tabletop

Elora initial

  • Elorarime

    Elora laurel + rime rhyme

    laurel rhyme

  • Eloravina

    Elora laurel + vina vine

    laurel vine

  • Eloramara

    Elora laurel + mara sea

    laurel sea

Druid


Tabletop

Lora initial

  • Loracress

    Lora laurel + cress peppery herb

    laurel peppery herb

  • Lorafrond

    Lora laurel + frond leafy branch

    laurel leafy branch

  • Loraflower

    Lora laurel + flower plant bloom

    laurel plant bloom

French


Real world

Laur initial

  • Laurrand

    Laur laurel + rand raven

    laurel raven

  • Laurmund

    Laur laurel + mund protection

    laurel protection

  • Lauroul

    Laur laurel + oul wolf

    laurel wolf

Greek


Real world

daphne final

  • Leodaphne

    Leo lion + daphne laurel

    lion laurel

  • Euphrodaphne

    Euphro cheer + daphne laurel

    cheer laurel

  • Hierodaphne

    Hiero sacred + daphne laurel

    sacred laurel

Italian


Real world

Laura initial

  • Laura Selene

    Laura laurel + selene moon

    laurel and moon

  • Laura Giada

    Laura laurel + giada jade

    laurel and jade

  • Laura Fiamma

    Laura laurel + fiamma flame

    laurel and flame

Middle


People

Laura initial

  • Laura Grafton

    Laura laurel + grafton grove farmstead

    laurel, grove farmstead

  • Laura Clayton

    Laura laurel + clayton clay settlement

    laurel, clay settlement

  • Laura Oakley

    Laura laurel + oakley oak meadow

    laurel, oak meadow

Minotaur


Creatures

daphne final

  • Daidaladaphne

    Daidala cunningly wrought + daphne laurel

    cunningly wrought laurel

  • Asteradaphne

    Astera starry + daphne laurel

    starry laurel

  • Alkadaphne

    Alka strong + daphne laurel

    strong laurel

Spanish


Real world

Laura initial

  • Laura Reina

    Laura laurel + reina queen

    laurel and queen

  • Laura Ramona

    Laura laurel + ramona wise protector

    laurel and wise protector

  • Laura Inmaculada

    Laura laurel + inmaculada immaculate

    laurel and immaculate

Senses that travel together

See also

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