“thread”
18 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Wizard carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
ith final · sil final · Fila initial · lin final
- Zirith
Zir circle + ith thread
circle thread
- Volith
Vol scroll + ith thread
scroll thread
- Barith
Bar rod + ith thread
rod thread
- Volsil
Vol scroll + sil thread
scroll thread
- Ossil
Os bone + sil thread
bone thread
- Vassil
Vas vessel + sil thread
vessel thread
- Filabrith
Fila thread + brith bright
thread bright
- Filamara
Fila thread + mara memory
thread memory
- Filalin
Fila thread + lin thread
thread thread
- Runalin
Runa rune + lin thread
rune thread
- Glimalin
Glima glimmer + lin thread
glimmer thread
- Pyralin
Pyra fire + lin thread
fire thread
Mito initial · mitos final · Mita initial
- Mitotrophos
Mito thread + trophos feeder
thread feeder
- Mitolaos
Mito thread + laos war-host
thread war-host
- Mitoander
Mito thread + ander man
thread man
- Skotomitos
Skoto darkness + mitos thread
darkness thread
- Thermomitos
Thermo heat + mitos thread
heat thread
- Leukomitos
Leuko white + mitos thread
white thread
- Mitapetra
Mita thread + petra rock
thread rock
- Mitakore
Mita thread + kore maiden
thread maiden
- Mitamache
Mita thread + mache battle
thread battle
Fila initial · Lino initial
- Filagale
Fila thread + gale wind
thread wind
- Filadain
Fila thread + dain refrain
thread refrain
- Filazan
Fila thread + zan chanson
thread chanson
- Linodolce
Lino thread + dolce sweetness
thread sweetness
- Linoterra
Lino thread + terra earth
thread earth
- Linoritmo
Lino thread + ritmo rhythm
thread rhythm
Dris initial · Ssaz initial
- Drisuszen
Dris thread + uszen silent
thread silent
- Drisurzen
Dris thread + urzen bound
thread bound
- Drisolvyn
Dris thread + olvyn mute
thread mute
- Ssazindra
Ssaz thread + indra descended
thread descended
- Ssazarra
Ssaz thread + arra first daughter
thread first daughter
- Ssazilzara
Ssaz thread + ilzara lamplit
thread lamplit
dra final · ith final
- Wickdra
Wick candle cord + dra thread
candle cord thread
- Peatdra
Peat cut turf + dra thread
cut turf thread
- Bramdra
Bram bramble + dra thread
bramble thread
- Gloamith
Gloam dusk + ith thread
dusk thread
- Ferith
Fer iron + ith thread
iron thread
- Sorith
Sor sorrel + ith thread
sorrel thread
tessa final
- Aeltessa
Ael radiance + tessa thread
radiance of the thread
- Spirtessa
Spir breath + tessa thread
breath of the thread
- Vortessa
Vor devourer + tessa thread
devourer of the thread
ito final
- Sakuito
Saku bloom + ito thread
bloom thread
- Yumeito
Yume dream + ito thread
dream thread
- Soraito
Sora sky + ito thread
sky thread
nema final
- Zoogononema
Zoogono quickening + nema thread
quickening thread
- Monogenonema
Monogeno only-born + nema thread
only-born thread
- Hekatonema
Hekato hundred + nema thread
hundred thread
ilum final
- Recenilum
Recen recent + ilum thread
recent thread
- Dolenilum
Dolen aching + ilum thread
aching thread
- Menderilum
Mender mending + ilum thread
mending thread
stamen final
- Puristamen
Puri pure + stamen thread
pure thread
- Perennistamen
Perenni unfailing + stamen thread
unfailing thread
- Auristamen
Auri gold + stamen thread
gold thread
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “thread”. 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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