“thread”
16 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Wizard carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
ith final · sil final · Fila initial · lin final · thread final
- Zirith
Zir circle + ith thread
circle thread
- Volith
Vol scroll + ith thread
scroll thread
- Barith
Bar rod + ith thread
rod thread
- Volsil
Vol scroll + sil thread
scroll thread
- Ossil
Os bone + sil thread
bone thread
- Vassil
Vas vessel + sil thread
vessel thread
- Filabrith
Fila thread + brith bright
thread bright
- Filamara
Fila thread + mara memory
thread memory
- Filalin
Fila thread + lin thread
thread thread
- Runalin
Runa rune + lin thread
rune thread
- Glimalin
Glima glimmer + lin thread
glimmer thread
- Pyralin
Pyra fire + lin thread
fire thread
Dris initial · isstra final · Ssaz initial
- Drisussar
Dris thread + ussar weapon
thread weapon
- Drisethraz
Dris thread + ethraz trained
thread trained
- Drisanzyr
Dris thread + anzyr sworn
thread sworn
- Vrysisstra
Vrys cunning + isstra thread
cunning thread
- Xunisstra
Xun sunless + isstra thread
sunless thread
- Nirzisstra
Nirz narrow + isstra thread
narrow thread
- Ssazosshra
Ssaz thread + osshra watcher
thread watcher
- Ssazinzyla
Ssaz thread + inzyla needle
thread needle
- Ssazithra
Ssaz thread + ithra hidden
thread hidden
Fila initial · Lino initial
- Filagale
Fila thread + gale wind
thread wind
- Filadain
Fila thread + dain refrain
thread refrain
- Filazan
Fila thread + zan chanson
thread chanson
- Linodolce
Lino thread + dolce sweetness
thread sweetness
- Linoterra
Lino thread + terra earth
thread earth
- Linoritmo
Lino thread + ritmo rhythm
thread rhythm
dra final · ith final
- Wickdra
Wick candle cord + dra thread
candle cord thread
- Vespdra
Vesp evening + dra thread
evening thread
- Nythdra
Nyth night + dra thread
night thread
- Larkith
Lark singing bird + ith thread
singing bird thread
- Belith
Bel bell + ith thread
bell thread
- Ketith
Ket kettle + ith thread
kettle thread
tessa final
- Xeltessa
Xel void + tessa thread
void of the thread
- Vespertessa
Vesper evening + tessa thread
evening of the thread
- Celtessa
Cel sky + tessa thread
sky of the thread
ito final
- Kimiito
Kimi noble + ito thread
noble thread
- Hoshiito
Hoshi star + ito thread
star thread
- Teruito
Teru shine + ito thread
shine thread
nema final
- Aeizonema
Aeizo ever-living + nema thread
ever-living thread
- Aphthartonema
Aphtharto incorruptible + nema thread
incorruptible thread
- Synodonema
Synodo conjunction + nema thread
conjunction thread
ilum final
- Mirenilum
Miren wondering + ilum thread
wondering thread
- Timenilum
Timen fearing + ilum thread
fearing thread
- Numenilum
Numen willing + ilum thread
willing thread
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “thread”. 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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