Re: Periodic Table in conlang

On 27 Dec 01, at 20:21, Philip Newton wrote:

> When/if I have time, I'll draw up which elements were known, in order
> of atomic number. It won't be a complete atomic table, by any means.
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).

[...]
 6  C   (crifpër "write-stone" = "graphite";
         mlakon "coal" < MELANKONDOS, augmentative of MLAKES "black";
         tsísia "glittering" = "diamond")
 7  N   fäsula shalea "remaining air (after oxygen is removed)"
 8  O   zhivë shalea "lively air"
[...]
15  P   gitesheli, from Tzhuro "gitlesheli"
16  S   hasifa < KHAMSIFA, from Methaiun
[...]
26  Fe  kol < KOL
27  Co  gent meiladei "metal of cobaltite", from gent "metal" < GUENTOS
        + meilad "cobaltite, cobalt sulpharsenide, CoAsS" < Barakhinei
        mêlilôd "fool's silver" < MUEL "blunt" + ILALDE "silver", from
        Cuêzi
28  Ni  gent meuciborei "metal of niccolite", from gent + meucibor
        "niccolite, copper-nickel, nickel sulpharsenide" < Barakhinei
        mêlkibor "fool's copper" < MUEL "blunt" + KIBRU
29  Cu  civru < KIBRU
30  Zn  gent samplomei "metal of blende", from gent + samplom "zinc
        sulphide, blende" < sam "without" (< BUSAN) + plom "lead"
        (< PLOMBOS)
31  Ga
32  Ge
33  As  camsidole "orpiment crystal", from camsida "orpiment,
        arsenic trisulphide" < ECAMMISIDAS, from Cuêzi +
        ole "crystal", from Cuêzi
[...]
47  Ag  arzhent < ARGENTOS
48  Cd
49  I
50  Sn  stan < STANNOS
51  Sb  gent yeshorei "metal of kohl", from gent + yeshore "kohl;
        powdered, calcined antimony trisulphide" < HIESCORRES
        "eye-dark"
[...]
78  Pt  elnamë < ELEINAMIEIS, from Cuêzi
79  Au  orh < OKH
80  Hg  choshava < TUORESAMBAS, from Cuêzi
81  Tl
82  Pb  plom < PLOMBOS
83  Bi  brisgent "break(able)-metal"

Cheers,
Philip
--
Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>

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