“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
¶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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Zeh initial
- Zehsaru
Zeh first + saru landing
first landing
- Zehnuqa
Zeh first + nuqa mouth
first mouth
- Zehnith
Zeh first + nith harbour
first harbour
Primo initial
- Primoviola
Primo first + viola viol
first viol
- Primopiano
Primo first + piano soft
first soft
- Primopietra
Primo first + pietra stone
first stone
Prim initial
- Primlisse
Prim first + lisse sweetness
first sweetness
- Primhild
Prim first + hild shieldmaiden
first shieldmaiden
- Primfina
Prim first + fina fine
first fine
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
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
Proto initial
- Prototeles
Proto first + teles fulfilment
first fulfilment
- Protophron
Proto first + phron mind
first mind
- Protopistos
Proto first + pistos faithful
first faithful
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
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
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
Prim initial
- Primaxis
Prim first + axis axle
first axle
- Primaster
Prim first + aster star
first star
- Primregio
Prim first + regio region
first region
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
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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