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“royal”

11 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 1 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, Celtic, has 2.

Celtic


Real world

Rigo initial · riga final

  • Rigotalos

    Rigo royal + talos brow

    royal brow

  • Rigotritos

    Rigo royal + tritos third

    royal third

  • Rigomaros

    Rigo royal + maros great

    royal great

  • Bannoriga

    Banno peak + riga royal

    peak royal

  • Nertoriga

    Nerto strength + riga royal

    strength royal

  • Glanoriga

    Glano pure + riga royal

    pure royal

Griffin


Creatures

Reg initial · Regia initial

  • Regnand

    Reg royal + nand daring

    royal daring

  • Reglind

    Reg royal + lind lime shield

    royal lime shield

  • Regald

    Reg royal + ald old

    royal old

  • Regiaerna

    Regia royal + erna earnest

    royal earnest

  • Regiawina

    Regia royal + wina friend

    royal friend

  • Regiaebura

    Regia royal + ebura boar

    royal boar

D&D


Tabletop

Cyn initial

  • Cynrae

    Cyn royal + rae ray

    royal ray

  • Cyndis

    Cyn royal + dis goddess

    royal goddess

  • Cynmel

    Cyn royal + mel honey

    royal honey

Elf


Fantasy races

Aran initial

  • Aranfaen

    Aran royal + faen white

    royal white

  • Aransar

    Aran royal + sar stone

    royal stone

  • Aranloth

    Aran royal + loth flower

    royal flower

Human


People

Cyne initial

  • Cynesith

    Cyne royal + sith journey

    royal journey

  • Cyneing

    Cyne royal + ing offspring

    royal offspring

  • Cynewald

    Cyne royal + wald rule

    royal rule

Paladin


Tabletop

Regi initial

  • Regiwold

    Regi royal + wold wood

    royal wood

  • Regihart

    Regi royal + hart stag

    royal stag

  • Regibert

    Regi royal + bert bright

    royal bright

Russian


Real world

Vasily initial

  • Vasily Valeryevich

    Vasily royal + valeryevich son of Valery

    royal, son of Valery

  • Vasily Rostislavovich

    Vasily royal + rostislavovich son of Rostislav

    royal, son of Rostislav

  • Vasily Prokhorovich

    Vasily royal + prokhorovich son of Prokhor

    royal, son of Prokhor

Tavern


Objects

The Royal initial

  • The Royal Raven

    The Royal royal + raven croaking bird

    royal croaking bird

  • The Royal Boar

    The Royal royal + boar male swine

    royal male swine

  • The Royal Dragon

    The Royal royal + dragon keen-eyed serpent

    royal keen-eyed serpent

Vampire


Creatures

Vasil initial

  • Vasillupa

    Vasil royal + lupa she-wolf

    royal-she-wolf

  • Vasildolch

    Vasil royal + dolch dagger

    royal-dagger

  • Vasilfeder

    Vasil royal + feder feather

    royal-feather

Senses that travel together

See also

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