Morrowind etymology

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Morrowind etymology


Inanius Egg Mine
inanis -void, empty, hollow
Skooma
skum -dark, shady, immoral (Swedish)
Ano Andaram
andare -to go (Italian)
Khajiit
????? (khajit) -conquering heaven (? (kha) -heaven, air, sky + ???? (jit) -winning, conquering)
Arvama Rathri
???? (arva), ?????? (arvan) -quick (Sanskrit)
?????? (ratri) -night (Sanskrit)
Mevil Molor
molor from molere -to grind
Ascadian Isles
ascendo -to rise, to spring, grow up (ad -[up] to + scandō -climb)
Frinnius Posuceius
frinire -to chirp (Italian)
Arano Plantation
arano from arare -to plough, plow (Italian)
Durus Marius
durus -hard, harsh, rough, cruel
Lake Amaya
???? (amāya) -free from deceit, guileless, sincerity (? (a) -not + ???? (māyā) -illusion, deception, trick)
Arvyn Llerayn
from Indian name Arvind from Aravind from ??????? (aravinda) -lotus (Sanskrit)
Nirn
νιρνο? (nirnos) -seed of a kind of pine (Achaean) [hinting both on shape of planet and life]
Audenian Valius
audeo, audere -be prepared, dare, act boldly, venture
valere, valitus -be strong, powerful
Ajira
???? (ajira) -agile, quick, rapid (Sanskrit)
Vivec
????? (viveka) -distinction, discussion, true knowledge, right judgment, faculty of distinguishing
and classifying things according to their real properties, power of separating the invisible
spirit from the visible world (Sanskrit)
Almalexia
alma, almus -nourishing, providing nurture
lex -law
Endul Rothandus
rotundus -round, circular
Femer Veralor
veralis -of truth (verum -truth + al -of a, pertaining to) and -or in Latin makes nouns from verbs
Kalorter
calor -heat
Deras Girando
girando Gerund of girare -to turn, stir, to travel, to spin, revolve (Italian)
Vivyne Andrano
andranno 3 plural future tense of andare -to go (Italian)
Arvela Falas
falas from falar -to speak (Galician)
Faulgor
fulgor -brightness, splendor, glory
Nalosi Alari
alarius -auxiliary troops posted on the wings of army (ala -wing)
Elam Andas
andas (informal 2 person singular present) from andar -to walk, to travel (Spanish)
Mehra Milo
mehra -of the sun from mehr -sun (Middle Persian)
Angoril (angor -choking, anxiety, anguish + il -of)
Marandus
mirando -admirable (Italian)
Hortator
hortari -encourage, cheer, incite
hortator -inciter, encourager, exhorter
Vorar Helas
vorare -swallow, devour
hélas -alas (French)
Conoon Chodala
canon -law or rule from κανων (kanon) -rod, bar, rule
chode -old imp. of chide -to scold, to blame
Apographa (απο (apo) -off, away from + γραφειν (graphein) -to write)
Sithis
sitis -thirst
Menta Na
menta -mint (plant) (Italian)
Odibaal
odi, odisse -hate, dislike
baal -master (Semitic)
Mount Kand
candere -shine, gleam, be hot, glow, sparkle
Sirollus Saccus
sirolus (sirus -corn pit, underground granary + ol -little, small)
saccus -sack, bag
Asciene Rane
ascius -shadowless
rana, ranae -frog
Apelles Matius
appelles (subjunctive present 2 singular) from appellare -call upon, address, appeal to
Nebia Amphia
nebbia -fog, mist (Italian)
αμφι (amphi) -on both sides
Pelagiad
πελαγιο? (pelagios) -of the sea, near the sea
Manat's Farmhouse
manare, manatus -flow, pour, be wet
Velanda Omani
velanda from velare -veil, cover, hide, conceal
Omani -person from Oman (country in middle east)
Nevena Ules
Nevena from neven -marigold (South Slavic)
ulex -a shrub resembling rosemary
Lake Hairan
haereo -stick, cleave, be fixed
Dahrk Mezalf
dark
mezzo -half, middle (Italian)
alf from alfr -elf, supernatural being (Old Norse)
Adanumuran
ad -to, towards
anum -ring, circle
muran from murar -to surround with a wall (Spanish)
Ansi -from ansio -anxious, anguished (Italian)
Unjara (un + ?? (jara) -becoming old)
Dirara Drom
δρομο? (dromos) -road
Galos Farethi
γαλοω? (galoōs) -husband's sister
Orvas Dren
orbas, orbus -bereft, deprived, childless
drenar -to drain (Spanish) or dren -pulp (Czech)
Velsa Salaron
salaron from salar -to salt (Spanish)
Lunia Menanius
luna -moon
maenanus from maena -small sea-fish
Audania
audax -bold, daring
Selvia Famalius
fama -rumor, reputation, fame
Punammu
Nammu -Sumerian godess of the primeval sea that gave birth to An (heaven) and Ki (earth) and the first gods later in Babylon is known as Tiamat
Mudan Grotto
mudan from mudar -to change, to vary (Spanish)
Idonea Munia
munia, munium -duties, functions
Taros Dral
taro, tarare -to tare, calibrate
Maesa Gabinia
mesa -table (Spanish)
Manara Othan
manar -gush forth (Spanish)
Salora Salobar
salor from salere -to salt
salebaris (Imperfect passive 2 S) from salere -to salt
Lalatia Varian
Latia -of Latium (central Italy including Rome)
varianus -diverse colored, variegated
Sauleius Cullian
saule -willow, willow tree (French)
cullianus from cullus -type of windlass using leather
Shargon Odin-Ahhe
Sargon (?arru-kin -true king or king is legitimate)
ahhē -brother (Akkadian, Assyrian)
Kagrenac
χαο? (chaos) -infinite space, unformed matter, nether abyss
γραω (graō) -gnaw, eat
Dwemer
δυη (duē) -misery
μερο? (meros) -part, share, destiny
Daedra
δαιο? (daios) -hostile, destructive, enemy, unhappy, wretched (αι (ai) becomes in Latin ae)
δραω (draō) -do, accomplish, perform mystical rites
Pania Cadiusus
pane -bread
cadium -small jar
cadus -jar
usus -use
Aedra
αιο? (aios), αιων (aiōn) -perpetually, for ever, eternity (αι (ai) becomes in Latin ae)
δραω (draō) -do, accomplish, perform mystical rites
Bacola Closcius
baca -berry
ol -little, small
clodere, closus -shut, close, block
Ald-ruhn
ald -old (Old English, Anglian form of West Saxon eald)
rūn -secret, writing, rune (Old Norse) or ruina, ruinae -ruins, fall, catastrophe, collapse
Dandera Selaro
dander -passion, temper, anger (slang)
sellar -to stamp, to seal (Spanish)
Pellecia Aurrus
pelliccia -fur (of an animal), fur coat (Italian)
aurum -gold
Ano Vando
ano -member (of a society or group) (Esperanto)
vando -wall (Esperanto)
Codus Callonus
coda -tail
callosus -tough, hard
Arobar Manor
arrobar -to enrapture (Spanish)
Vala Catraso
vala -ditch, trench (Portuguese)
Vevul Alver
vevulis (ve -not + vis -strength + ul -little)
Viatrix Petilia
viatrix -a female traveller, viator -traveler from via -way, road
petilius -thin, slender (archaic)
Aldaril (altare -to raise, make high, elevate + il -of)
Raesa Pullia
res -thing, event, affair, buisiness
pullia from pullus -blackish, dark colored
Sul-Matuul
sultis -be willing, wish
matula -a vessel, pot, simpleton
Kogoruhn
cogo, cogere -collect, gather, restrict, confine, force, compel
Valenvaryon (valens -strong, powerful + varius -changing, various)
Bthuand
tuando from tuari -to see, look, protect, watch
Assurdirapal
A??ur, Ashur, Assur -god, head of Assyrian pantheon, name of Assyria (an -god + ?ar -all)
pal -heir (Akkadian, Assyrian)
Igna
ignis -fire, brightness, passion
Kjeld -Danish form of Kjell from Old Norse ketill -(sacrificial) cauldron, helmet, Kjell -kettle (Norwegian)
Dangor
tangor from tangere -to touch, strike, border on
Halit Mine
'αλ? (hals), 'αλο? (halos) -salt
λιθο? (lithos) -stone
Undil (unda -wave + il -of a, pertaining to)
Tel Naga
??? (nāga) -snake, cobra, class of beings associated with waters, rivers, lakes, seas, wells and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure
Divayth Fyr
divinus -divine
fyr -guy (Danish) or fyr -fire (Norwegian)
Yagrum Bagarn
bagarre -heated discussion, turmoil, bustle (Italian)
Tel Aruhn
???? (aruNa) -dawn, ruddy
Vos (Lat. vos -you plural)
Telvanni
vanni -(poetic) wing feathers (Italian)
Ranis Athrys
rana -frog
Ashu-Ahhe
A??ur, Ashur, Assur -god, head of Assyrian pantheon, name of Assyria (an -god + ?ar -all)
ahhē -brother (Akkadian, Assyrian)
Erabenimsun (erība -replace (Akkadian, Assyrian) + sun)
Lake Nabia
Nabia -Celtic goddess of rivers and water on territory of modern Galicia (Spain) and Portugal
Fields of Kummu
κυμινον (kuminon) -cumin, written also cummin
Coda Flower
coda -tail
Pyroil Tar (πυρ (pyr) -fire + oil)
Norenen-dur
dur -fortress (Akkadian, Assyrian)
Lloramor Spines
llorar -to cry (Spanish) (it is cactus)
Dreugh
dreg -sediment in a liquid, bad person from Icelandic dregg
Trama Root
Lat. trama, tramae -warp (it was coiled plant)
Staff of Magnus
Lat. magnus -large, great, big, powerful
Zainab
????? (zainab) -fragrant flowering plant, female given name (Arabic)
Volendrung
vollendung -achievement, perfection (German)
Anumidium
Anu -sky god, king of gods (Sumerian) + medium (in sense through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another as air is medium of sound)
Sujamma
sujam (third person plural present indicative) of sujar -to make dirty (Portuguese)
Fabricant
Lat. fabricatus -forged, constructed
Riekling
riek (first person singular present indicative) of rieken -to stink, to smell (Dutch) + -ling -noun suffix which is diminutive or depreciatory, can indicate possession of or connection with a quality, follower or resident
Hircine
Lat. hircinus -of a goat, goatlike
Karstaag
karst -a type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage (geology)
Udyrfrykte
dyr -animal, beast (Old Norse) + frygte -fear, dread (Danish)
Blatta Hateria
Lat. blatta -cockroach + hate
Crazy Batou
馬頭 [バトウ] (batou) -horse head (馬 -horse + 頭 -head) (Japanese)
Malacath
Lat. mala, malus -bad, evil, wicked + cath -battle (Scottish Gaelic)
Mundus
Lat. mundus -world, heavens, universe
Meridia
Lat. meridies -midday, noon
Argonian
argon from αργο? (argos) -lazy, inactive
Vvardenfell
warden, to ward + fell -hill (Old Norse)
Dunmer
dun -of dark color, of color partaking of a brown and black derived from donn -brown (Irish) + Lat. maritus -married man, mêr -man (Kurdish)
Veloth
velo, velar -to watch, to guard (Spanish)
Zafirbel Bay
zephyr -light wind from the west from Greek Ζεφυρο? (zephyros) -westerly wind + bello -beautiful (Italian)
Tarvyn Faren
fahren -to go, to travel, to drive (German)
Itermerel
Lat. iter -journey, road, path + merel -blackbird (Dutch)
Sanguine
Lat. sanguis, sanguinis -blood
Suran
????? (sūrān) -town in Syria
Alof's Farmhouse
aloof -at or from a distance but within view, apart, away, reserved, remote
Fruscia Abitius
fruscia from frusciare -to rustle (Italian) Lat. abitus -going away, departure from abire -depart, go away, disappear (ab -from, away from + ire, itus -to go)
Ama Nin
Lat. ama, amare -to love 您 (nín) -honorific for you (Chinese) (she is apparition of Mara goddess of love)
Baan Dar
baan -road, way, path (Dutch) dar -to give, to hand over (Spanish)
Akulakhan
悪辣 (アクラ) (akula) -crafty, vicious, unscrupulous (悪 -evil, bad + 辣 -bitter) (Japanese), Lat. acula -small amount of water, small stream (steam was created by him which made blight storms) + khān -lord (Turkic, borrowed into Arabic, Persian, Mongolian, also appears in Genghis Khan)
Dibella
di- -prefix signifying twofold, double, twice + bella -beauty, beautiful woman (Italian) (she was goddess of beauty)
Jode
jode (second person singular present) of joder -to damage, break, annoy, bother, to put in a difficult situation (Spanish)
Lorkhan
lor -dirty (Breton) + khān -lord (Turkic)
Malak
??? (malik) -king (Arabic) (he is known as God-King of the Orcs)
Sheogorath
???? (sheol) -abode of the dead, hell (Hebrew) + G?r -brat (German)
Jone
jone form of juene -young (Old French)
Thartaag
thar -across, through, beyond (Irish) + tag -stroke (Swedish)
Diagna
di- -prefix signifying twofold + Lat. agna -blade (known as Orichalc God of the Sideways Blade (orichalcum -valuable metal sometimes treated as mythical substance derived from ορο? (oros) -mountain + χαλκο? (chalkos) -copper)
Skygge
skygge -shadow (Norwegian)
Fryse Hag
fryse -freeze (Norwegian)
Pallia Ceno
Lat. pallia, pallio -disguise, cloak, palliate Lat. ceno, cenare -dine, eat dinner
Odirniran
Lat. odio, odire -hate, dislike + ????? (nirān) -fires (Arabic)
Sulipund
Lat. suli, sulum -everything + Lat. pundo from punire -punish
Jolgeirr
geirr -spear (Old Norse)
Solvjord
s?lv -silver (Norwegian) + jord -earth (Norwegian, Swedish)
Isild River
is -ice (Norwegian) + ild -fire (Norwegian)
Dome of Serlyn
ser, se -see (Swedish) + lyn -lightning (Norwegian)
Plaza Brindisi Dorom
brindisi -toast, salute (Italian), also name of province and town δωρον (dōron) -gift, present
Optio Bologra
Lat. optio, optionis -adjutant, assistant, helper
Ancola
Lat. ancula -maid
Attelvupis Catius
Lat. catius from catus -knowing, clever
Dura gra-Bol
Lat. dura, durus -hard, harsh, rough
Fara
fara -to go, to travel (Swedish)
Fjorgeir
fj?r -vigour, vitality (Icelandic) + geirr -spear (Old Norse)
Galbedir
gelbe, gelb -yellow (German) + dir -yourself (German) (had yellow clothes)
Solstheim
sollst (2 person singular present) from sollen -should, to be recommended, to be obliged, to be intended (German)
heim -home (Old Norse, German)
Skaal
skal -shell, skull (Danish)
Lake Fjalding
fjall -mountain (Old Norse), Fj?ll, fjell in Swedish and Norwegian
Stalhrim
st?l -steel (Swedish) from Old Norse stál, in German stahl -steel
hrím -frost (Old Norse)
Felsaad Coast
fels -rock (German)
Himmelhost Barrow
himmel -sky, heaven (Swedish, German)
h?st -autumn, figuratively time towards the end of life (Swedish)
Kolbjorn Barrow
Kolbj?rn -Norwegian name from Old Norse kol -coal and bjorn -bear
Skogsdrake Barrow
skógr -wood, forest (Old Norse)
drake -dragon (Norwegian)
Korst Wind-Eye
korst -crust, scab (Dutch)
Lukesturm Barrow
luke -hatch, porthole (German)
sturm -storm, gustiness (German)
Valbrandr Barrow
valr -dead (Old Norse)
brandr -sword (Old Norse)
Bjorn
bjorn -bear (Old Norse), bj?rn -bear (Swedish)
Hvitkald Peak
hvítr -white (Old Norse)
kaldr -cold (Old Norse)
Grahl
gr?l -quarrel (Swedish)
Brynjolfr
brynja -coat of mail, armour, protection (Old Norse)
-olfr from ulfr -wolf (Old Norse)
Skjoldr Wolf-Runner
skjoldr -shield (Old Norse)
Vigunn
vig -battle, fight (Old Norse)
unna -to love (Old Norse)
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 1:10 pm

Amazing. I don't know how many of these were planned by the devs, but I can see you put a lot of time into this.
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 1:24 pm

Cool. I appreciate the effort, and the knowledge behind it. In some cases, though, I think the comparisons are drawing a long bow. For example: 'Dweomer' is an archaic English word with a history in fantasy literature and role-playing games. Some of the other attempts to equate a word to a Greek word also seem a little weak, partly because the transliteration is unconvincing: writing 'c' or 'k' for 'chi' ('x') doesn't really work, for example.
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 7:38 pm

Greek ch is sometimes read on classical pronuntiation for example k chemistry or chlorine (chloros -green) this k is aspirated in latin transcribed as ch modern greek pronuntiation as h while c was originaly in latin for soft k in front of i and e.
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 8:42 pm

Cool. I appreciate the effort, and the knowledge behind it. In some cases, though, I think the comparisons are drawing a long bow. For example: 'Dweomer' is an archaic English word with a history in fantasy literature and role-playing games. Some of the other attempts to equate a word to a Greek word also seem a little weak, partly because the transliteration is unconvincing: writing 'c' or 'k' for 'chi' ('x') doesn't really work, for example.


Indeed. A lot of these are very tenuous, especially the Elven names, which are primarily adaptations of Tolkien's Elvish languages.

Edit: K is the symbol for Potassium, not Chlorine. It comes from the Medieval Latin Kalium, which was adapted from Arabic.
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 4:52 pm

I didn't mean K as symbol for Clorine but pronuntiation is same for k, c of latin and classical Greek ch, chemistry and chlorine are only examples of same pronuntiation with k and c
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Post » Mon May 16, 2011 9:06 pm

I didn't mean K as symbol for Clorine but pronuntiation is same for k, c of latin and classical Greek ch, chemistry and chlorine are only examples of same pronuntiation with k and c

Chemistry, chlorine, cholera, chronic, choir, chalcedony and chrysoprase, chromatic, cheloid, chalcid wasp, character, chemotherapy, chemonuclear, chemosphere, chemiluminescence, chrome, chronograph, Chrysler car corporation.
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