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“upright”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 2 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, Roman, has 3.

Roman


Real world

Justus initial · justa final · Prob initial

  • Justus Furius

    Justus upright + furius raging

    upright, raging

  • Justus Vinicius

    Justus upright + vinicius of wine

    upright, of wine

  • Justus Valerius

    Justus upright + valerius vigorous

    upright, vigorous

  • Hostilia Justa

    Hostilia foreign + justa upright

    foreign, upright

  • Nautia Justa

    Nautia sailor + justa upright

    sailor, upright

  • Pompeia Justa

    Pompeia five + justa upright

    five, upright

  • Probinus

    Prob upright + inus descendant

    the upright descendant

  • Probus

    Prob upright + us one

    the upright one

  • Probatus

    Prob upright + atus bearer

    the upright bearer

Centaur


Creatures

Ortho initial

  • Orthophaos

    Ortho upright + phaos daylight

    upright daylight

  • Orthoaither

    Ortho upright + aither upper air

    upright upper air

  • Orthohora

    Ortho upright + hora season

    upright season

Chinese


Real world

Zheng initial

  • Zhenghua

    Zheng upright + hua splendid

    upright splendid

  • Zhengwei

    Zheng upright + wei great

    upright great

  • Zhenglin

    Zheng upright + lin forest

    upright forest

Druid


Tabletop

Standing initial

  • Standingthorn

    Standing upright + thorn sharp spine

    upright sharp spine

  • Standingbough

    Standing upright + bough branching arm

    upright branching arm

  • Standingfen

    Standing upright + fen marshland

    upright marshland

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Olwia initial

  • Olwiahope

    Olwia upright + hope hoped for

    upright hoped for

  • Olwiapearl

    Olwia upright + pearl sea jewel

    upright sea jewel

  • Olwiabrooke

    Olwia upright + brooke small stream

    upright small stream

Hawaiian


Real world

pono final

  • Haupono

    Hau dew + pono upright

    upright dew

  • Hanapono

    Hana work + pono upright

    upright work

  • Palipono

    Pali cliff + pono upright

    upright cliff

Indian


Real world

Sarala initial

  • Saralajyoti

    Sarala upright + jyoti light

    upright light

  • Saralabhadra

    Sarala upright + bhadra gracious

    upright gracious

  • Saralaila

    Sarala upright + ila earth

    upright earth

Korean


Real world

Jung initial

  • Jungjae

    Jung upright + jae talent

    upright talent

  • Jungin

    Jung upright + in benevolence

    upright benevolence

  • Jungwook

    Jung upright + wook rising sun

    upright rising sun

Monk


Tabletop

Standing initial

  • Standingyard

    Standing upright + yard enclosed ground

    upright enclosed ground

  • Standingcolumn

    Standing upright + column standing pillar

    upright standing pillar

  • Standingrule

    Standing upright + rule written law

    upright written law

Paladin


Tabletop

Probo initial

  • Probosig

    Probo upright + sig victory

    upright victory

  • Probogern

    Probo upright + gern eager

    upright eager

  • Probobert

    Probo upright + bert bright

    upright bright

Senses that travel together

See also

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