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“first”

24 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 19 of them open a name against 5 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, Celtic, has 3.

Celtic


Real world

Cintu initial · cintus final · cinta final

  • Cintuglanos

    Cintu first + glanos pure

    first pure

  • Cintuleucos

    Cintu first + leucos shining

    first shining

  • Cinturix

    Cintu first + rix king

    first king

  • Pennocintus

    Penno head + cintus first

    head first

  • Moricintus

    Mori sea + cintus first

    sea first

  • Gobannocintus

    Gobanno smith + cintus first

    smith first

  • Talocinta

    Talo brow + cinta first

    brow first

  • Virocinta

    Viro man + cinta first

    man first

  • Deuocinta

    Deuo god + cinta first

    god first

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Ur initial · van final

  • Urvok

    Ur first + vok loud

    first loud

  • Urlak

    Ur first + lak lean

    first lean

  • Urmok

    Ur first + mok heavy

    first heavy

  • Dorthvan

    Dorth rampart + van first

    rampart first

  • Eskvan

    Esk storm + van first

    storm first

  • Xolthvan

    Xolth void + van first

    void first

Drow


Fantasy races

Azz initial · Tsarr initial

  • Azzekthyla

    Azz first + ekthyla cut short

    first cut short

  • Azzenzra

    Azz first + enzra watching

    first watching

  • Azzossyth

    Azz first + ossyth builder

    first builder

  • Tsarraeryss

    Tsarr first + aeryss precedence

    first precedence

  • Tsarrmrynn

    Tsarr first + mrynn matron line

    first matron line

  • Tsarrindrel

    Tsarr first + indrel daughters

    first daughters

Phoenix


Creatures

Proto initial · Prote initial

  • Protopais

    Proto first + pais child

    first child

  • Protolaos

    Proto first + laos people

    first people

  • Protodoros

    Proto first + doros gift

    first gift

  • Protepatra

    Prote first + patra father

    first father

  • Protephora

    Prote first + phora bearer

    first bearer

  • Proteoura

    Prote first + oura tail

    first tail

Roman


Real world

Primus initial · prima final

  • Primus Hostilius

    Primus first + hostilius foreign

    first, foreign

  • Primus Manlius

    Primus first + manlius of manius

    first, of manius

  • Primus Asinius

    Primus first + asinius donkey

    first, donkey

  • Albia Prima

    Albia white + prima first

    white, first

  • Naevia Prima

    Naevia mole-marked + prima first

    mole-marked, first

  • Cornelia Prima

    Cornelia horn + prima first

    horn, first

Wizard


People

Ur initial · Ura initial

  • Urthas

    Ur first + thas oath

    first oath

  • Urhel

    Ur first + hel whole

    first whole

  • Urtar

    Ur first + tar fire

    first fire

  • Uralis

    Ura first + lis lily

    first lily

  • Uraphine

    Ura first + phine light

    first light

  • Urania

    Ura first + nia hope

    first hope

Alien


Creatures

Zeh initial

  • Zehsaru

    Zeh first + saru landing

    first landing

  • Zehnuqa

    Zeh first + nuqa mouth

    first mouth

  • Zehnith

    Zeh first + nith harbour

    first harbour

Bard


Tabletop

Primo initial

  • Primoviola

    Primo first + viola viol

    first viol

  • Primopiano

    Primo first + piano soft

    first soft

  • Primopietra

    Primo first + pietra stone

    first stone

D&D


Tabletop

Prim initial

  • Primlisse

    Prim first + lisse sweetness

    first sweetness

  • Primhild

    Prim first + hild shieldmaiden

    first shieldmaiden

  • Primfina

    Prim first + fina fine

    first fine

Gamertag


People

prime final

  • Apexprime

    Apex highest point + prime first

    highest point first

  • Photonprime

    Photon light + prime first

    light first

  • Surgeprime

    Surge rising + prime first

    rising first

God


Creatures

Prim initial

  • Primtar

    Prim first + tar flame

    first of the flame

  • Priman

    Prim first + an dawn

    first of the dawn

  • Primren

    Prim first + ren rebirth

    first of the rebirth

Greek


Real world

Proto initial

  • Prototeles

    Proto first + teles fulfilment

    first fulfilment

  • Protophron

    Proto first + phron mind

    first mind

  • Protopistos

    Proto first + pistos faithful

    first faithful

Guild


Objects

The First initial

  • The First Watch

    The First first + watch night guard

    first night guard

  • The First Vigil

    The First first + vigil night watch

    first night watch

  • The First Hunters

    The First first + hunters pursuers

    first pursuers

Japanese


Real world

Hatsu initial

  • Hatsuho

    Hatsu first + ho grain ear

    first grain ear

  • Hatsutomo

    Hatsu first + tomo wisdom

    first wisdom

  • Hatsuori

    Hatsu first + ori weave

    first weave

Minotaur


Creatures

Proto initial

  • Protokampter

    Proto first + kampter turning post

    first turning post

  • Protohypsos

    Proto first + hypsos height

    first height

  • Protorhema

    Proto first + rhema utterance

    first utterance

Planet


Objects

Prim initial

  • Primaxis

    Prim first + axis axle

    first axle

  • Primaster

    Prim first + aster star

    first star

  • Primregio

    Prim first + regio region

    first region

Unicorn


Creatures

Prima initial

  • Primapite

    Prima first + pite mercy

    first mercy

  • Primaplaie

    Prima first + plaie wound

    first wound

  • Primabiaute

    Prima first + biaute beauty

    first beauty

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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