Re: Periodic Table in conlang

Philip Newton escreva:
>OK, here goes. I'm including some literal meanings and derivations;
>proto-forms in ALL CAPS are from Verdurian's ancestor Cadhinor; words
>derived from other languages show that language (e.g. Barakhinei,
>Cuêzi, Methaiun).
Hmm. Actually, after reading Rosenflder's page on the Names of Alchemy etc.
I went and did a similar thing for Aredos and Carashán Dw. stands for
Dweinasen, who in the earlier days of the empire were more advanced
metallurgists.

>  6 C   (crifpër "write-stone" = "graphite";
>          mlakon "coal" < MELANKONDOS, augmentative of MLAKES "black";
>          tsísia "glittering" = "diamond")
         onyore "coal" < A. ongures
         onyelya "charcoal" < A. ongellis
         caeila "diamond" < A. calecula < diminutive of calos "hard"


>  7  N   fäsula shalea "remaining air (after oxygen is removed)"
         vuete pedrosalei "air of saltpetre"

>  8  O   zhivë shalea "lively air"
         vuete enyei "fire-air"

>15 P   gitesheli, from Tzhuro "gitlesheli"
         searto < A. celéartos < Dw. kelejarto "rocklight"

>16  S   hasifa < KHAMSIFA, from Methaiun
         taertón < A. tanartó < Dw. tanarto "firestone"

>26 Fe  kol < KOL
         aerto < A. alartos < Dw.alarto "metorite", lit. "starstone"
         teaica < A. tinanca < Dw. tinank "iron", augmentive of tinak "metal"

>29 Cu  civru < KIBRU
         teneát < A. tenneás < Dw. teilnejad "from the mountains"

>47 Ag  arzhent < ARGENTOS
         arjeuito < A. rgéntos

>50 Sn  stan < STANNOS
         estánya < Peusodán estaña < A. stanna

>79 Au  orh < OKH
         auro < A. altó < PIE *ghltón

>82 Pb  plom < PLOMBOS
         louza < A. lauda

Dan

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