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“green”

26 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. 21 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 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, Elf, has 3.

Elf


Fantasy races

Kel initial · Kae initial · Kal initial

  • Keldan

    Kel green + dan friend

    green friend

  • Kelpeth

    Kel green + peth word

    green word

  • Kellas

    Kel green + las leaf

    green leaf

  • Kaevien

    Kae green + vien life

    green life

  • Kaetae

    Kae green + tae bright

    green bright

  • Kaelassa

    Kae green + lassa leaf

    green leaf

  • Kalhael

    Kal green + hael healing

    green healing

  • Kalmar

    Kal green + mar hearth

    green hearth

  • Kalyth

    Kal green + yth depth

    green depth

Griffin


Creatures

Verdi initial · Vert initial

  • Verdifalk

    Verdi green + falk falcon

    green falcon

  • Verdihelm

    Verdi green + helm helmet

    green helmet

  • Verdileud

    Verdi green + leud people

    green people

  • Vert Gorged

    Vert green + Gorged collared

    green, collared

  • Vert Incensed

    Vert green + Incensed breathing fire

    green, breathing fire

  • Vert Dormant

    Vert green + Dormant sleeping

    green, sleeping

Welsh


Real world

las final · wyrdd final

  • Onnenlas

    Onnen ash tree + las green

    ash tree green

  • Rhedynlas

    Rhedyn fern + las green

    fern green

  • Eirianlas

    Eirian bright + las green

    bright green

  • Trewyrdd

    Tre homestead + wyrdd green

    homestead green

  • Aberwyrdd

    Aber river mouth + wyrdd green

    river mouth green

  • Dolwyrdd

    Dol meadow + wyrdd green

    meadow green

Alien


Creatures

Hlar initial

  • Hlarqelu

    Hlar green + qelu terrace

    green terrace

  • Hlarzoll

    Hlar green + zoll shelf

    green shelf

  • Hlarnuqa

    Hlar green + nuqa mouth

    green mouth

Banshee


Creatures

Uaine initial

  • Uainescreada

    Uaine green + screada scream

    green scream

  • Uainespioraide

    Uaine green + spioraide spirit

    green spirit

  • Uainesuile

    Uaine green + suile eyes

    green eyes

Bard


Tabletop

Vira initial

  • Viranell

    Vira green + nell bell

    green bell

  • Viraban

    Vira green + ban ballad

    green ballad

  • Viragan

    Vira green + gan player

    green player

Castle


Objects

Vert initial

  • Vertbois

    Vert green + bois wood

    green wood

  • Vertdic

    Vert green + dic norse ditch

    green norse ditch

  • Vertfort

    Vert green + fort stronghold

    green stronghold

Centaur


Creatures

Chloro initial

  • Chlorotoxeuma

    Chloro green + toxeuma arrow shot

    green arrow shot

  • Chloropolos

    Chloro green + polos foal

    green foal

  • Chlorothymos

    Chloro green + thymos spirit

    green spirit

Country


Objects

Vir initial

  • Viruria

    Vir green + uria realm

    green realm

  • Virena

    Vir green + ena land

    green land

  • Virterre

    Vir green + terre land

    green land

D&D


Tabletop

Ver initial

  • Vermar

    Ver green + mar famous

    green famous

  • Verkir

    Ver green + kir keen

    green keen

  • Verarn

    Ver green + arn eagle

    green eagle

French


Real world

Vert initial

  • Vertlande

    Vert green + lande moor

    green moor

  • Vertcomte

    Vert green + comte count

    green count

  • Vertpré

    Vert green + pré meadow

    green meadow

German


Real world

Grün initial

  • Grünweber

    Grün green + weber weaver

    green weaver

  • Grünkoch

    Grün green + koch cook

    green cook

  • Grünmüller

    Grün green + müller miller

    green miller

Guild


Objects

The Verdant initial

  • The Verdant Hands

    The Verdant green + hands hired workers

    green hired workers

  • The Verdant Assembly

    The Verdant green + assembly gathered company

    green gathered company

  • The Verdant Vigil

    The Verdant green + vigil night watch

    green night watch

Hawaiian


Real world

omaomao final

  • Leiomaomao

    Lei garland + omaomao green

    green garland

  • Lokoomaomao

    Loko pond + omaomao green

    green pond

  • Hoaomaomao

    Hoa companion + omaomao green

    green companion

Irish


Real world

Glas initial

  • Glasmeen

    Glas green + meen fine

    green fine

  • Glasbar

    Glas green + bar head

    green head

  • Glaslay

    Glas green + lay hero

    green hero

Japanese


Real world

Midori initial

  • Midorihime

    Midori green + hime princess

    green princess

  • Midorime

    Midori green + me bud

    green bud

  • Midorimine

    Midori green + mine peak

    green peak

Knight


People

Vert initial

  • Vertric

    Vert green + ric ruler

    green ruler

  • Vertand

    Vert green + and daring

    green daring

  • Vertmond

    Vert green + mond protection

    green protection

Planet


Objects

Virid initial

  • Viridigena

    Virid green + igena born

    green born

  • Viridogenes

    Virid green + ogenes origin

    green origin

  • Viridiculum

    Virid green + iculum tool

    green tool

Scottish


Real world

glas final

  • Seangglas

    Seang slender + glas green

    slender green

  • Calaglas

    Cala harbour + glas green

    harbour green

  • Camglas

    Cam crooked + glas green

    crooked green

Superhero


People

Verdant initial

  • Verdant Herald

    Verdant green + herald army wielder

    green army wielder

  • Verdant Paragon

    Verdant green + paragon touchstone

    green touchstone

  • Verdant Current

    Verdant green + current running flow

    green running flow

Tavern


Objects

The Green initial

  • The Green Oak

    The Green green + oak acorn tree

    green acorn tree

  • The Green Kettle

    The Green green + kettle little cooking pot

    green little cooking pot

  • The Green Thistle

    The Green green + thistle prickly plant

    green prickly plant

Vampire


Creatures

anger final

  • Frunzanger

    Frunz leaf + anger green

    leaf-green

  • Lindanger

    Lind linden + anger green

    linden-green

  • Weissanger

    Weiss white + anger green

    white-green

Senses that travel together

See also

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