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“people”

17 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

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, French, has 2.

French


Real world

Thib initial · Théod initial

  • Thibinot

    Thib people + inot little

    people little

  • Thibelot

    Thib people + elot little

    people little

  • Thibfroid

    Thib people + froid peace

    people peace

  • Théodsende

    Théod people + sende journey

    people journey

  • Théodrande

    Théod people + rande raven

    people raven

  • Théodinette

    Théod people + inette little

    people little

Greek


Real world

Demo initial · laos final

  • Demoboulos

    Demo people + boulos counsel

    people counsel

  • Demodamos

    Demo people + damos folk

    people folk

  • Demophemos

    Demo people + phemos speech

    people speech

  • Dorolaos

    Doro gift + laos people

    gift people

  • Neolaos

    Neo new + laos people

    new people

  • Lysilaos

    Lysi releasing + laos people

    releasing people

Griffin


Creatures

leud final · leuda final

  • Custoleud

    Custo guard + leud people

    guard people

  • Sinisleud

    Sinis left hand + leud people

    left hand people

  • Imperleud

    Imper command + leud people

    command people

  • Imperialeuda

    Imperia command + leuda people

    command people

  • Pallaleuda

    Palla pale + leuda people

    pale people

  • Argentaleuda

    Argenta silver + leuda people

    silver people

Knight


People

Folc initial · Theud initial

  • Folcrad

    Folc people + rad counsel

    people counsel

  • Folcbald

    Folc people + bald bold

    people bold

  • Folcgis

    Folc people + gis pledge

    people pledge

  • Theudher

    Theud people + her army

    people army

  • Theudfort

    Theud people + fort strong

    people strong

  • Theudaume

    Theud people + aume helmet

    people helmet

Phoenix


Creatures

laos final · laia final

  • Argyrolaos

    Argyro silver + laos people

    silver people

  • Pentakolaos

    Pentako five hundred + laos people

    five hundred people

  • Hemerolaos

    Hemero day + laos people

    day people

  • Photialaia

    Photia light + laia people

    light people

  • Elektrilaia

    Elektri amber + laia people

    amber people

  • Krokialaia

    Krokia saffron + laia people

    saffron people

Cat


People

theod final

  • Umbertheod

    Umber earth brown + theod people

    earth brown people

  • Ashtheod

    Ash fire dust + theod people

    fire dust people

  • Misttheod

    Mist fine haze + theod people

    fine haze people

German


Real world

Diet initial

  • Dietrich

    Diet people + rich ruler

    people ruler

  • Dietolf

    Diet people + olf wolf

    people wolf

  • Diethad

    Diet people + had combat

    people combat

Human


People

Theod initial

  • Theodleof

    Theod people + leof dear

    people dear

  • Theodsunu

    Theod people + sunu son

    people son

  • Theodbearn

    Theod people + bearn child

    people child

Irish


Real world

Tuath initial

  • Tuathgow

    Tuath people + gow smith

    people smith

  • Tuathcam

    Tuath people + cam crooked

    people crooked

  • Tuathvan

    Tuath people + van blond

    people blond

Korean


Real world

Min initial

  • Minhwan

    Min people + hwan shining

    people shining

  • Minhak

    Min people + hak learning

    people learning

  • Minhyeok

    Min people + hyeok radiant

    people radiant

Paladin


Tabletop

leod final

  • Alteleod

    Alte high + leod people

    high people

  • Vigileod

    Vigi watchful + leod people

    watchful people

  • Vindileod

    Vindi avenging + leod people

    avenging people

Viking


Real world

Thjod initial

  • Thjodgrim

    Thjod people + grim mask

    people mask

  • Thjodolf

    Thjod people + olf wolf

    people wolf

  • Thjodbrand

    Thjod people + brand sword

    people sword

Senses that travel together

See also

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