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“burning”

12 fragments across 7 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 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, Phoenix, has 3.

Phoenix


Creatures

Aitho initial · Aitha initial · Kaustiko initial

  • Aithopatros

    Aitho burning + patros father

    burning father

  • Aithophyes

    Aitho burning + phyes growth

    burning growth

  • Aithopais

    Aitho burning + pais child

    burning child

  • Aithaptila

    Aitha burning + ptila plume

    burning plume

  • Aithahodia

    Aitha burning + hodia road

    burning road

  • Aithatime

    Aitha burning + time honour

    burning honour

  • Kaustikosphaira

    Kaustiko burning + sphaira sphere

    burning sphere

  • Kaustikoomma

    Kaustiko burning + omma eye

    burning eye

  • Kaustikoaster

    Kaustiko burning + aster star

    burning star

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

zur final · zara final

  • Teshzur

    Tesh grit + zur burning

    grit burning

  • Reshzur

    Resh frost + zur burning

    frost burning

  • Zethzur

    Zeth spear + zur burning

    spear burning

  • Vrazzara

    Vraz wrath + zara burning

    wrath burning

  • Tolzara

    Tol torch + zara burning

    torch burning

  • Heszara

    Hes cinder + zara burning

    cinder burning

Griffin


Creatures

Arden initial · Ardenta initial

  • Ardenward

    Arden burning + ward guardian

    burning guardian

  • Ardenraban

    Arden burning + raban raven

    burning raven

  • Ardenher

    Arden burning + her army

    burning army

  • Ardentalanda

    Ardenta burning + landa land

    burning land

  • Ardentaranda

    Ardenta burning + randa shield rim

    burning shield rim

  • Ardentaoda

    Ardenta burning + oda wealth

    burning wealth

Minotaur


Creatures

Aitho initial · Aithe initial

  • Aithokopos

    Aitho burning + kopos blow

    burning blow

  • Aithothyros

    Aitho burning + thyros door

    burning door

  • Aithoponos

    Aitho burning + ponos labour

    burning labour

  • Aithesthena

    Aithe burning + sthena vigour

    burning vigour

  • Aithegonia

    Aithe burning + gonia corner

    burning corner

  • Aithehegemone

    Aithe burning + hegemone leader

    burning leader

Guild


Objects

The Burning initial

  • The Burning Order

    The Burning burning + order ranked body

    burning ranked body

  • The Burning Guild

    The Burning burning + guild dues-paying body

    burning dues-paying body

  • The Burning Tribunal

    The Burning burning + tribunal judgement seat

    burning judgement seat

Paladin


Tabletop

Arde initial

  • Arderold

    Arde burning + rold famed

    burning famed

  • Ardehun

    Arde burning + hun warrior

    burning warrior

  • Ardeulf

    Arde burning + ulf wolf

    burning wolf

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Arden initial

  • Ardenent

    Arden burning + ent being

    burning being

  • Ardenosar

    Arden burning + osar daring

    burning daring

  • Ardenenda

    Arden burning + enda duty

    burning duty

Senses that travel together

See also

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