4 Of the coming of the Elves - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

ArcusCalion · 08-24-2021, 06:20 AM

CE-EX-28.2: As unfortunate as it is, I think we will have to rearrange the order if we want to keep it. I agree to the edit you posted.

CE-EX-28.4: Ah good find! In that case I think the likely etymology of the word comes from teren(d) 'file, pierce, cleft' as a speculative derivative of ᴱ√TERE 'to pierce, bore' with the early Qenya negative prefix il- giving it the meaning 'Non-pierced.' This translation basically accords with the stated 'cannot be filed or cleft' definition. The same root became ᴹ√TER 'to pierce' Which is nearly identical, and produces many similar derivatives, so I think we can safely leave the second part of the word. However, il- in later Quenya means 'all, every' and the negative prefix was changed. La- seems like the most similar late Quenya version. This would give us Laterendi. I am happy with this if everyone else agrees to it.

08-24-2021, 06:20 AM	#34
ArcusCalion Quentingolmo Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 525	CE-EX-28.2: As unfortunate as it is, I think we will have to rearrange the order if we want to keep it. I agree to the edit you posted. CE-EX-28.4: Ah good find! In that case I think the likely etymology of the word comes from teren(d) 'file, pierce, cleft' as a speculative derivative of ᴱ√TERE 'to pierce, bore' with the early Qenya negative prefix il- giving it the meaning 'Non-pierced.' This translation basically accords with the stated 'cannot be filed or cleft' definition. The same root became ᴹ√TER 'to pierce' Which is nearly identical, and produces many similar derivatives, so I think we can safely leave the second part of the word. However, il- in later Quenya means 'all, every' and the negative prefix was changed. La- seems like the most similar late Quenya version. This would give us Laterendi. I am happy with this if everyone else agrees to it.