Many words in The Elder Scrolls have their origins outside the world of the game. This list attempts to describe possible origins for words. Please note that these etymologies are speculative. Entries should not be placed on individual pages unless there is a clear link between the subject and the etymology.
Arena EtymologyEdit
| Word | Etymology | Object Type | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khajiit | 剣術 Kenjutsu, "sword art" (Japanese), according to Vijay Lakshman | Race | All games |
| Argonian | Ἀργοναῦται Argonauts (Greek), "Argo sailors", according to Vijay Lakshman | Race | All games |
| Chrysamere | χρυσός (khrusós, chrysos) gold, and μέρος (méros) part, possibly inspired by the intelligent Holy Avenger sword Chrysomer in R-4 Doc's Island adventure module for AD&D2. | Artifact | All games |
Daggerfall EtymologyEdit
| Word | Etymology | Object Type | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreugh | dreg -sediment in a liquid, bad person from Icelandic dregg | Creature | DF MW OB |
Morrowind EtymologyEdit
| Word | Etymology | Object Type | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inanius Egg Mine | Lat. inanis -void, empty, hollow | Place | MW |
| Skooma | skum -dark, shady, immoral (Swedish) | Item | MW |
| Ano Andaram | andare -to go (Italian) | NPC | MW OB |
| Arvama Rathri | Sanskrit अर्व (arva), अर्वन् (arvan) -quick, रात्रि (ratri) -night | NPC | MW |
| Mevil Molor | Lat. molor from molere -to grind | NPC | MW |
| Ascadian Isles | Lat. ascendo -to rise, to spring, grow up (ad -[up] to + scandō -climb) | Region | MW |
| Frinnius Posuceius | frinire -to chirp (Italian) | NPC | MW |
| Arano Plantation | arano from arare -to plough, plow (Italian) | Place | MW |
| Durus Marius | Lat. durus -hard, harsh, rough, cruel | NPC | MW |
| Lake Amaya | Sanskrit अमाय (amāya) -free from deceit, guileless, sincerity (अ (a) -not + माया (māyā) -illusion, deception, trick) | Place | MW |
| Morrowind | morrow -morning (archaic) + wind (remains in word tomorrow which literally means till morning) | ||
| Arvyn Llerayn | from Indian name Arvind from Aravind from अरविन्द (aravinda) -lotus (Sanskrit) | NPC | MW |
| Nirn | νιρνος (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 | NPC | MW |
| Ajira | अजिर (ajira) -agile, quick, rapid (Sanskrit) | NPC | MW |
| Vivec | विवेक (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) | NPC | MW |
| Almalexia | Lat. alma, almus -nourishing, providing nurture + Lat. lex -law | NPC | MW |
| Endul Rothandus | Lat. rotundus -round, circular | NPC | MW |
| Femer Veralor | Lat. veralis -of truth (verum -truth + al -of a, pertaining to) and -or in Latin makes nouns from verbs | NPC | MW |
| Kalorter | Lat. calor -heat | NPC | MW |
| Deras Girando | girando Gerund of girare -to turn, stir, to travel, to spin, revolve (Italian) | NPC | MW |
| Balmora | 森 [もり] (mori) -forest (Japanese) | Place | MW |
| Vivyne Andrano | andranno 3 plural future tense of andare -to go (Italian) | NPC | MW |
| Arvela Falas | falas from falar -to speak (Galician) | NPC | MW |
| Faulgor | Lat. fulgor -brightness, splendor, glory | NPC | MW |
| Nalosi Alari | Lat. alarius -auxiliary troops posted on the wings of army (ala -wing) | NPC | MW |
| Elam Andas | andas (informal 2 person singular present) from andar -to walk, to travel (Spanish) | NPC | MW |
| Mehra Milo | mehra -of the sun from mehr -sun (Middle Persian) | NPC | MW |
| Angoril | Lat. angor -choking, anxiety, anguish + il -of | NPC | MW |
| Marandus | mirando -admirable (Italian) | Place | MW |
| Hortator | Lat. hortator -inciter, encourager, exhorter from hortari -encourage, cheer, incite | ||
| Vorar Helas | Lat. vorare -swallow, devour hélas -alas (French) | NPC | MW |
| Conoon Chodala | canon -law or rule from κανων (kanon) -rod, bar, rule chode -old imp. of chide -to scold, to blame | NPC | MW |
| Apographa | απο (apo) -off, away from + γραφειν (graphein) -to write | ||
| Sithis | Lat. sitis -thirst | God | MW OB |
| Menta Na | menta -mint (plant) (Italian) | Creature | MW |
| Odibaal | Lat. odi, odisse -hate, dislike baal -master (Semitic) | Place | MW |
| Mount Kand | Lat. candere -shine, gleam, be hot, glow, sparkle | Place | MW |
| Sirollus Saccus | Lat. sirolus (sirus -corn pit, underground granary + ol -little, small) saccus -sack, bag | NPC | MW |
| Asciene Rane | Lat. ascius -shadowless rana, ranae -frog | NPC | TR |
| Apelles Matius | Lat. appelles (subjunctive present 2 singular) from appellare -call upon, address, appeal to | NPC | TR |
| Nebia Amphia | nebbia -fog, mist (Italian) αμφι (amphi) -on both sides | NPC | MW |
| Pelagiad | πελαγιος (pelagios) -of the sea, near the sea (appears in names of Byzantine Emperors) | Place | MW |
| Manat's Farmhouse | Lat. manare, manatus -flow, pour, be wet | Place | MW |
| Velanda Omani | Lat. velanda Gerund from velare -veil, cover, hide, conceal Omani -person from Oman (country in middle east) | NPC | MW |
| Nevena Ules | Nevena from neven -marigold (South Slavic) Lat. ulex -a shrub resembling rosemary | NPC | MW |
| Lake Hairan | Lat. haereo -stick, cleave, be fixed | Place | MW |
| Dahrk Mezalf | dark mezzo -half, middle (Italian) alf from alfr -elf, supernatural being (Old Norse) (because is specter and not elf anymore) | Creature | MW |
| Adanumuran | Lat. ad -to, towards anum -ring, circle muran from murar -to surround with a wall (Spanish) | Place | MW |
| Ansi | ansio -anxious, anguished (Italian) | Place | MW |
| Unjara | un + जर (jara) -becoming old | NPC | MW |
| Dirara Drom | δρομος (dromos) -road | NPC | MW |
| Galos Farethi | γαλοως (galoōs) -husband's sister | NPC | MW |
| Orvas Dren | Lat. orbas, orbus -bereft, deprived, childless drenar -to drain (Spanish) or dren -pulp (Czech) | NPC | MW |
| Velsa Salaron | salaron from salar -to salt (Spanish) | NPC | MW |
| Lunia Menanius | Lat. luna -moon maenanus from maena -small sea-fish | Hostile NPC | MW |
| Audania Afronia | Lat. audax -bold, daring | Hostile NPC | MW |
| Selvia Famalius | Lat. fama -rumor, reputation, fame | Hostile NPC | MW |
| 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 | Place | MW |
| Mudan Grotto | mudan from mudar -to change, to vary (Spanish) | Place | MW |
| Idonea Munia | Lat. idoneus, idonea -suitable, proper, fit, apt, convenient Lat. munia, munium -duties, functions | NPC | MW |
| Taros Dral | Lat. taro, tarare -to tare, calibrate | NPC | MW |
| Maesa Gabinia | mesa -table (Spanish) | NPC | MW |
| Manara Othan | manar -gush forth (Spanish) | NPC | MW |
| Salora Salobar | Lat. salor from salere -to salt salebaris (Imperfect passive 2 S) from salere -to salt | NPC | MW |
| Lalatia Varian | Latia -of Latium (central Italy including Rome) Lat. varianus -diverse colored, variegated | NPC | MW |
| Sauleius Cullian | saule -willow, willow tree (French) Lat. cullianus from cullus -type of windlass using leather | NPC | MW |
| Shargon Odin-Ahhe | Sargon (Šarru-kin -true king or king is legitimate) ahhē -brother (Akkadian, Assyrian) | NPC | MW |
| Kagrenac | χαος (chaos) -infinite space, unformed matter, nether abyss γραω (graō) -gnaw, eat | ||
| Dwemer | δυη (duē) -misery μερος (meros) -part, share, destiny | Race | MW |
| Daedra | δαιος (daios) -hostile, destructive, enemy, unhappy, wretched (αι (ai) becomes in Latin ae) δραω (draō) -do, accomplish, perform mystical rites | ||
| Pania Cadiusus | Lat. pane -bread cadium -small jar cadus -jar usus -use | NPC | MW |
| Aedra | αιος (aios), αιων (aiōn) -perpetually, forever, eternity (αι (ai) becomes in Latin ae) δραω (draō) -do, accomplish, perform mystical rites | ||
| Bacola Closcius | Lat. baca -berry + ol -little, small clodere, closus -shut, close, block | NPC | MW |
| Ald'ruhn | ald -old (Old English, Anglian form of West Saxon eald) rūn -secret, writing, rune (Old Norse) or Lat. ruina, ruinae -ruins, fall, catastrophe, collapse | Place | MW |
| Dandera Selaro | dander -passion, temper, anger (slang) sellar -to stamp, to seal (Spanish) | NPC | MW |
| Pellecia Aurrus | pelliccia -fur (of an animal), fur coat (Italian) Lat. aurum -gold | NPC | MW |
| Ano Vando | ano -member (of a society or group) (Esperanto) vando -wall (Esperanto) | NPC | MW |
| Codus Callonus | Lat. coda -tail callosus -tough, hard | NPC | MW |
| Arobar Manor | arrobar -to enrapture (Spanish) | Place | MW |
| Vala Catraso | vala -ditch, trench (Portuguese) | NPC | MW |
| Vevul Alver | Lat. vevulis (ve -not + vis -strength + ul -little) | NPC | MW |
| Viatrix Petilia | Lat. viatrix -a female traveller, viator -traveler from via -way, road petilius -thin, slender (archaic) | NPC | MW |
| Aldaril | Lat. altare -to raise, make high, elevate + il -of | NPC | MW |
| Raesa Pullia | Lat. res -thing, event, affair, buisiness pullia from pullus -blackish, dark colored | NPC | MW |
| Sul-Matuul | Lat. sultis -be willing, wish matula -a vessel, pot, simpleton | NPC | MW |
| Kogoruhn | Lat. cogo, cogere -collect, gather, restrict, confine, force, compel ruina, ruinae -ruins, fall, catastrophe, collapse | Place | MW |
| Valenvaryon | Lat. valens -strong, powerful + varius -changing, various | Place | MW |
| Bthuand | Lat. tuando from tuari -to see, look, protect, watch | Place | MW |
| Assurdirapal | Aššur, Ashur, Assur -god, head of Assyrian pantheon, name of Assyria (an -god + šar -all) pal -heir (Akkadian, Assyrian) | Place | MW |
| Igna | Lat. ignis -fire, brightness, passion | NPC | MW |
| Kjeld | Danish form of Kjell from Old Norse ketill -(sacrificial) cauldron, helmet, Kjell -kettle (Norwegian) | NPC | MW |
| Dangor | Lat. tangor from tangere -to touch, strike, border on | NPC | MW |
| Halit Mine | 'αλς (hals), 'αλος (halos) -salt λιθος (lithos) -stone | Place | MW |
| Undil | Lat. unda -wave + il -of a, pertaining to | NPC | MW |
| Tel Naga | नाग (nāga) -snake, cobra, class of beings associated with waters, rivers, lakes, seas, wells and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure (Sanskrit) | Place | MW |
| Divayth Fyr | Lat. divinus -divine fyr -guy (Danish) or fyr -fire (Norwegian) | NPC | MW |
| Yagrum Bagarn | bagarre -heated discussion, turmoil, bustle (Italian) | NPC | MW |
| Tel Aruhn | अरुण (aruNa) -dawn, ruddy | Place | MW |
| Vos | Lat. vos -you plural | Place | MW |
| Telvanni | vanni -(poetic) wing feathers (Italian) | Dunmer House | MW |
| Ranis Athrys | Lat. ranis (dative, ablative) rana -frog | NPC | MW |
| Ashu-Ahhe | Aššur, Ashur, Assur -god, head of Assyrian pantheon, name of Assyria (an -god + šar -all) ahhē -brother (Akkadian, Assyrian) | NPC | MW |
| Erabenimsun | erība -replace (Akkadian, Assyrian) + sun | Ashlander Tribe | MW |
| Lake Nabia | Nabia -Celtic goddess of rivers and water on territory of modern Galicia (Spain) and Portugal | Place | MW |
| Fields of Kummu | κυμινον (kuminon) -cumin, written also cummin | Place | MW |
| Coda Flower | Lat. coda -tail | Plant | MW |
| Pyroil Tar | πυρ (pyr) -fire + oil | Potion | TR |
| Norenen-dur | dur -fortress (Akkadian, Assyrian) | Place | TR |
| Lloramor Spines | llorar -to cry (Spanish) (it is cactus) | Ingredient | TR |
| Trama Root | Lat. trama, tramae -warp (it was coiled plant) | Ingredient | MW |
| Staff of Magnus | Lat. magnus -large, great, big, powerful | Artifact | MW |
| Zainab | زينب (zainab) -fragrant flowering plant, female given name (Arabic) | People | MW |
| Volendrung | vollendung -achievement, perfection (German) | Artifact | MW OB |
| 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) | MW | |
| Sujamma | sujam (third person plural present indicative) of sujar -to make dirty (Portuguese) | Beverage | MW |
| Fabricant | Lat. fabricatus -forged, constructed | Creature | TR |
| 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 | Creature | BM |
| Hircine | Lat. hircinus -of a goat, goatlike | God | BM OB |
| Castle Karstaag | karst -a type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage (geology) | Place | BM |
| Udyrfrykte | dýr -animal, beast (Old Norse) + frygte -fear, dread (Danish) | Creature | BM |
| Blatta Hateria | Lat. blatta -cockroach + hate | NPC | MW |
| Crazy Batou | 馬頭 [バトウ] (batou) -horse head (馬 -horse + 頭 -head) (Japanese) | NPC | MW |
| Malacath | Lat. mala, malus -bad, evil, wicked + cath -battle (Scottish Gaelic) | God | MW OB |
| Mundus | Lat. mundus -world, heavens, universe | Realm | MW OB |
| Vvardenfell | warden, to ward + fell -hill (Old Norse) | Place | MW |
| 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) | Race | MW OB |
| Veloth | velo, velar -to watch, to guard (Spanish) | Saint | MW |
| Zafirbel Bay | zephyr -light wind from the west from Greek Ζεφυρος (zephyros) -westerly wind + bello -beautiful (Italian) | Place | MW |
| Tarvyn Faren | fahren -to go, to travel, to drive (German) | NPC | MW |
| Itermerel | Lat. iter -journey, road, path + merel -blackbird (Dutch) | NPC | MW |
| Suran | صوران (sūrān) -town in Syria | Place | MW |
| Alof's Farmhouse | aloof -at or from a distance but within view, apart, away, reserved, remote | Place | MW |
| 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) | NPC | MW |
| Ama Nin | Lat. ama from amare -to love 您 (nín) -honorific for you (Chinese) (she is apparition of Mara goddess of love) | NPC | MW |
| Baan Dar | baan -road, way, path (Dutch) dar -to give, to hand over (Spanish) | God | |
| 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) | MW | |
| Jode | jode (second person singular present) of joder -to damage, break, annoy, bother, to put in a difficult situation (Spanish) | MW OB | |
| Lorkhan | lor -dirty (Breton) + khān -lord (Turkic) | God | MW |
| Malak | ملك (malik) -king (Arabic) (he is known as God-King of the Orcs) | God | |
| Sheogorath | שאול (sheol) -abode of the dead, hell (Hebrew) + Gör -brat (German) | God | MW SI |
| Jone | jone form of juene -young (Old French) | MW OB | |
| Thartaag | thar -across, through, beyond (Irish) + tag -stroke (Swedish) | BM | |
| 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 ορος (oros) -mountain + χαλκος (chalkos) -copper) | God | |
| Skygge | skygge -shadow (Norwegian) | Place | BM |
| Fryse Hag | fryse -freeze (Norwegian) | Hostile NPC | BM |
| Pallia Ceno | Lat. pallia, pallio -disguise, cloak, palliate Lat. ceno, cenare -dine, eat dinner | NPC | MW |
| Odirniran | Lat. odio, odire -hate, dislike + نيران (nirān) -fires (Arabic) | Place | MW |
| Sulipund | Lat. suli, sulum -everything + Lat. pundo from punire -punish | Place | MW |
| Jolgeirr Barrow | geirr -spear (Old Norse) | Place | BM |
| Solvjord | sølv -silver (Norwegian) + jord -earth (Norwegian, Swedish) | Place | BM |
| Isild River | is -ice (Norwegian) + ild -fire (Norwegian) | Place | BM |
| Dome of Serlyn | ser, se -see (Swedish) + lyn -lightning (Norwegian) | Place | TR |
| Plaza Brindisi Dorom | brindisi -toast, salute (Italian), also name of province and town δωρον (dōron) -gift, present | Place | TR |
| Optio Bologra | Lat. optio, optionis -adjutant, assistant, helper | NPC | MW |
| Ancola | Lat. ancula -maid | NPC | MW |
| Attelivupis Catius | Lat. catius from catus -knowing, clever | NPC | MW |
| Dura gra-Bol | Lat. dura, durus -hard, harsh, rough | NPC | MW |
| Fara | fara -to go, to travel (Swedish) | NPC | MW |
| Fjol | Fjol could be a play-on-words with Fjols, which means Fool in the Scandinavian languages, or Fjolla which means Sissy in Swedish. | NPC | MW |
| Fjorgeir | fjör -vigor, vitality (Icelandic) + geirr -spear (Old Norse) | NPC | MW |
| Galbedir | gelbe, gelb -yellow (German) + dir -yourself (German) (had yellow clothes) | NPC | MW |
| Solstheim | sollst (2 person singular present) from sollen -should, to be recommended, to be obliged, to be intended (German) heim -home (Old Norse, German) | Island | BM |
| Skaal | skal -shell, skull (Danish) | ||
| Lake Fjalding | fjall -mountain (Old Norse), Fjäll, fjell in Swedish and Norwegian | Place | BM |
| Stalhrim | stål -steel (Swedish) from Old Norse stál, in German stahl -steel hrím -frost (Old Norse) | Material | BM |
| Felsaad Coast | fels -rock (German) | Region | BM |
| Himmelhost Barrow | himmel -sky, heaven (Swedish, German) höst -autumn, figuratively time towards the end of life (Swedish) | Place | BM |
| Kolbjorn Barrow | Kolbjørn -Norwegian name from Old Norse kol -coal and bjorn -bear | Place | BM |
| Skogsdrake Barrow | skog -forest (Swedish) skógr -wood, forest (Old Norse) drake -dragon (Norwegian) | Place | BM |
| Korst Wind-Eye | korst -crust, scab (Dutch) | NPC | BM |
| Lukesturm Barrow | luke -hatch, porthole (German) sturm -storm, gustiness (German) | Place | BM |
| Valbrandr Barrow | valr -dead (Old Norse) brandr -sword (Old Norse) | Place | BM |
| Bjorn | bjorn -bear (Old Norse), björn -bear (Swedish) | Place | BM |
| Hvitkald Peak | hvítr -white (Old Norse) kaldr -cold (Old Norse) | Place | BM |
| Grahl | gräl -quarrel (Swedish) | Creature | BM |
| Brynjolfr | brynja -coat of mail, armor, protection (Old Norse) -olfr from ulfr -wolf (Old Norse) | NPC | BM |
| Skjoldr Wolf-Runner | skjoldr -shield (Old Norse) | NPC | BM |
| Vigunn | vig -battle, fight (Old Norse) unna -to love (Old Norse) | NPC | BM |
| Procyon Nigilius | Procyon -before the dog (Greek) | NPC | MW |
Oblivion EtymologyEdit
| Word | Etymology | Object Type | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raminus Polus | Lat. raminus -of branch from ramus -branch polus -little, small or polus -pole, heaven, sky | NPC | OB |
| Corvus Umbranox | Lat. corvus -raven umbra -shade, shadow nox -night | NPC | OB |
| Kvatch | quetschen -crush, press (German) from which is also derived kvetch -person who endlessly whines or complains, person who finds fault with anything from. 'Quatsch' (spoken: Kvatch) is also german for 'nonsense' | Place | OB |
| Carahil | Lat. cara, carus -dear, beloved + hilaris -cheerful, lively | NPC | OB |
| Cyrodiil | κυρος (kyros) -supreme power, authority (Greek κυ is transcribed in Latin and English as cy Κυπρος Cyprus) + il -of | Province | OB |
| Thaurron | ταυρος (tauros) -bull | NPC | OB |
| Velwyn Benirus | velvet beni -bless (Esperanto) + Lat. rus -country, estate | NPC | OB |
| Calindil | Lat. calando Gerund of calo, calare -announce, proclaim, loosen, slacken + il -of | NPC | OB |
| Varla Stone | varla -hardly, barely (Icelandic).In sense hard to find, get again, there was only set amount of Varla stones | Item | OB |
| Angalmo | Lat. angor -anxiety + almo Dative and Ablative of almus, alma -nourishing, cherishing | NPC | OB |
| Skyrim | ský -cloud (Old Norse) + rim -hoarfrost (Danish) from Old Norse hrím for frosty and cloudy climate | Province | OB |
| Brena River | breña -scrub, rough ground (Spanish) | River | OB |
| Corbolo River | corbolo -small basket (corbis -basket + -ol -little, small) in Italian corbello -basket | River | OB |
| Fanacasecul | Lat. fanacum from fanum -sanctuary, temple and ac -ing, having a tendency seculis -secular, earthly, worldly, pagan | Place | OB |
| Nagastani | नाग (nāga) -snake, cobra, class of beings associated with waters, rivers, lakes, seas, wells and are generally regarded as guardians of treasure (Sanskrit) + -stan -home (suffix) from Persian stān -place of | Place | OB |
| Vilverin | Lat. villa -a country house, villa + verinus -of truth, verum -truth | Place | OB |
| Valus Mountains | Lat. vallus -palisade, point, post (mountain on border, like palisade between two countries) | Place | OB |
| Cingor | Lat. cingor from cingere -surround, encircle, ring, accompany | NPC | OB |
| Shuravi | शूर (shūra) -brave + विर (vira) -hero (Sanskrit) | NPC | OB |
| Agata | Latinized form of Greek name Αγαθη (Agathē) derived from αγαθος -good | NPC | OB |
| Kalthar | Lat. caltha -marigold | NPC | OB |
| Lerexus Callidus | Lat. callidus -crafty, sly, cunning, wise | NPC | OB |
| Augusta Calidia | Lat. augustus, augusta -venerable, majestic, dignified, worthy of honor calidia from calidus -warm, hot, fiery, eager, rash | NPC | OB |
| Faelian | Lat. faelianus from faeles -cat | NPC | OB |
| Gemellus Axius | Lat. gemellus -twin Axius -Roman nomen | NPC | OB |
| Ra'jiradh | जीर (jīra) -quick, speedy, active (Sanskrit) | NPC | OB |
| Urjabhi | ऊर्ज (ūrja) -power, strength, vigor, life (Sanskrit) | NPC | OB |
| Selene | name from σεληνη (selēnē) -moon | NPC | OB |
| Rana | Lat. rana -frog | NPC | OB |
| Varondo | varando Gerund of varare -to launch, to pass, to approve (Italian) | Place | OB |
| Usheeja | उशिज् (ushij) -wishing, desiring, striving earnestly, zealous (Sanskrit) | NPC | OB |
| Fort Ontus | οντως (ontōs) -really, actually | Place | OB |
| Fort Dirich | dìrich -to climb (Scottish Gaelic) | Place | OB |
| Orrin | orere -to burn (later Latin) [was blacksmith] | NPC | OB |
| Contumeliorus Florius | Lat. contumēlia -insult, humiliation flos, floris -flower | NPC | OB |
| Anga | Lat. angaria -service of angarius -public courier, messenger, service to a lord from αγγαρος (angaros) -mounted courier for carrying royal dispatches (γγ in Greek is read as ng) | Place | OB |
| Lindai | λιγδος (lindos) -mortar, clay mold (γδ in Greek is read as nd) | Place | OB |
| Moranda | Lat. moranda Gerund of morari -delay, stay, devote attention to | Place | OB |
| Wendir | Lat. vendere -to sell (one of Ayleid statues is there) | Place | OB |
| High Chancellor Ocato | Lat. occato from occo, occare -to harrow | NPC | OB |
| Servatius Quintilius | Lat. servatius from servo, servare -watch over, protect, keep, guard Quintilius -Roman gens name or quintus -fifth from quinque -five | NPC | OB |
| Caranya | करण (karaNa) -clever, skillful, doing, making (Sanskrit) | NPC | OB |
| Herminia Cinna | Lat. cinnus -a mixed drink of spelt-grain and wine | NPC | OB |
| Tertius Favonius | Lat. tertius -third from tres -three favonius -west wind | NPC | OB |
| Delos Fandas | Lat. fandus, fanda -that may be spoken, proper, lawful | NPC | OB |
| Velus Hosidius | Lat. vellus -fleece Hosidius or Hosidia -nomen from Ancient Rome | NPC | OB |
| Vinicia Melissaeia | Lat. melissa, melissae -balm | NPC | OB |
| Agarmir | Agar -Norwegian name variant of Hagar -flight + mir -peace (Slavic) | NPC | OB |
| Collatinus Vedius | Lat. collatus -bring together, discuss, debate, oppose Vedius -name of Roman gens | NPC | OB |
| Astinia Atius | Lat. astina from astus -craft, cunning, guile, trick Atius -name of Roman gens | NPC | OB |
| Puny Ancus | ancus -group of musical notes (Medieval Latin) | NPC | OB |
| Trenus Duronius | Lat. threnus -song of mourning, lamentation, dirge, elegy from θρηνος (thrēnos) -dirge, lament, complaint durus -hard, stern, harsh, rough, cruel | NPC | OB |
| Narina Carvain | Lat. narina -of nose from naris -nostril, nose | NPC | OB |
| Carius Runellius | Lat. carius from carus -dear, beloved | NPC | OB |
| Selena Orania | σεληνη (selēnē) -moon oranis from os, oris -mouth, speech, expression ora, orae -shore, coast | NPC | OB |
| Arentus Falvius | Lat. arens, arentis -dry parched, waterless, dried, parching (thirst) | NPC | OB |
| Skjorta | skjorta -shirt (Swedish) | NPC | OB |
| Arnora Auria | Lat. arno Dative and Ablative of arnus -lamb aurum -gold | NPC | OB |
| Novaroma | Lat. nova, novus -new, fresh, unusual, extraordinary Roma -Rome or from aroma | Place | OB |
| Sedor | Lat. sedor from sedo, sedare -settle, allay, restrain, calm down | Place | OB |
| Sancre Tor | Lat. sancire, sanxi, sanctum -to make or appoint as sacred, devote, dedicate tor -tower (Old French) from Lat. turris -tower | Place | OB |
| Anaxes | αναξ (anax) -master, lord | Creature | OB |
| Mankar Camoran | Lat. manceps -owner, master, chief (manus -hand + capere -take hold, seize, grasp) camur, camura, camurum -curved, bent, crocked (in sense corrupted, immoral) | NPC | OB |
| Miscarcand | Lat. miscere -mix, mingle, embroil, confound, stir up candeo, candere -be of brilliant whiteness, shine, gleam, glow, sparkle (probably because of white exterior reflecting sunlight) | Place | OB |
| Deetsan | दित्सा (ditsā) -desire or intention of giving (Sanskrit) | NPC | OB |
| Falcar | Lat. falcar from falx, falcis -sickle, scythe + -ar suffix for instrument, place for special purpose | NPC | OB |
| Malada | Lat. mala, malus -bad, evil, wicked + da (Imperative 2 person singular) from dare -to give or from मल (mala) -filth, dirt, dust, sin, impurity + द (da) -giving, granting, producing (Sanskrit) | Place | OB |
| Fort Aurus | Lat. aurum -gold | Place | OB |
| Ayleid | αυλη (aylē) -chamber, hall, any dwelling, courtyard ειδος (eidos) -form, shape, to be or become like | Race | OB |
| Fort Facian | Lat. facianus from facies -shape, face. look, appearance, beauty, achievement | Place | OB |
| Fort Sejanus | Seianus from Seius -Roman gens name | NPC | OB |
| Bravil | Lat. bravilis -of gamble from bravere -gamble + il -able to, having the passive quality | NPC | OB |
| Fanacas | Lat. fanacum from fanum -sanctuary, temple + -ac -ing, having tendency | Place | OB |
| Gaiar Alata | γαια (gaia) -earth, land, country alata, alatus -winged, furnished with wings, ala -wing (name of Mankar Camoran's Paradise) | ||
| Kemen | kemen -earth (Quenya) | Place | OB |
| Roscrea | Ros Cré -Crea's wood (Irish) | Place | OB |
| Uriel Septim | אוּרִיאֵל ('Uri'el) -god is my light, also Hebrew name (Hebrew).Uriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He is mentioned only in the Apocrypha Lat. septimus -seventh | NPC | OB |
| Regulus Terentius | Lat. regulus -petty king, prince (rex, regis -king + ul -little, small) | NPC | OB |
| Viera Lerus | Lat. vis -strength, force, power, might + era -mistress, lady | NPC | OB |
| Ungolim | Lat. ungula -hoof, bird claw/talon, toe nail | NPC | OB |
| Skingrad | skin -shine, shimmer, brightness (Icelandic) from skína -to shine (Old Norse) + grad -city (Slavic) | NPC | OB |
| Mercator Hosidus | Lat. mercator -trader, merchant | NPC | OB |
| Erthor | earth + -or Latin suffix that makes nouns from verbs | NPC | OB |
| Sulinus Vassinus | Lat. sulinus from sulum -everything | NPC | OB |
| Valandrus Abor | Lat. abor from absum, abesse -be away, absent, distant | NPC | OB |
| Sinderion | sinder -cinder, ashes (Old English), he was alchemist | NPC | OB |
| Toutius Sextius | Lat. tutius -without risk, danger, safely, securely Sextius -Roman gens name, sextus -sixth | NPC | OB |
| Seridur | Lat. serum -late hour + durus -hard, cruel | NPC | OB |
| Morahame | mora -nightmare (Slavic) + hamme -home (Middle Low German) | Place | OB |
| Meridia | Lat. meridies -midday, noon | God | OB |
| Sanguine | Lat. sanguis, sanguinis -blood | God | OB |
| Dibella | di- -prefix signifying twofold, double, twice + bella -beauty, beautiful woman (Italian) (she was goddess of beauty) | Goddess | OB |
| Nornalhorst | horst -the nest of a bird of prey, thicket (German) | Place | OB |
| Bruma | Lat. bruma -winter, winter cold/weather, winter solstice, shortest day | Place | OB |
| Sacellum Arden-Sul | Lat. sacellum -shrine ardens, ardentis -burning, glowing, shining, brilliant sulum, suli -everything | Place | SI |
| Umaril | Lat. umerus -shoulder, bearing a burden il -of a, pertaining to, in a condition of | ||
| Hieronymus Lex | 'ιερος (hieros) -holy Lat. lex -law | NPC | OB |
| Welkynd Stone | welkin -sky (archaic) + Kind -child (German) In book Magic from the Sky Welkynd literally means sky child. | Item | OB |
| Flame of Agnon | αγνως (agnōs) -unknown, dark, obscure | ||
| Umbacano | Lat. umbo -boss (of a shield) + canus -white, gray, aged, old | NPC | MW OB |
| Sontaire | Lat. sons, sontis -guilty | NPC | SI |
| Haskill | Haskell -an English patronymic surname derived from Old Norse name Áskell (áss, óss -god + ketill -(sacrificial ) cauldron, helmet) | NPC | SI |
| Namira | Lat. na from nare -swim, float mira, mirus -wonderful, strange, extraordinary | ||
| Suurootan | सूर्य (sūrya) -sun (Sanskrit) + tan | NPC | OB |
| Viator Accius | Lat. viator -traveler from via -way, road accire -send for, summon, invite | NPC | OB |
| Bhisha | भीषा (bhīShā) -act of frightening, intimidation (Sanskrit) | NPC | SI |
| Volanaro | Lat. volare -fly + nare -swim | NPC | OB |
| Elytra | elytron -sheath or outer covering over the hindwings of certain insects (Coleoptera), plural is elytra from ελυτρον (elytron) -sheath | Creature | SI |
| Ruma Camoran | Lat. ruma, rumen -throat | NPC | OB |
| Carac Agaialor | Lat. carus -dear, beloved, costly, precious, valued + ac -having a tendency αγαιομαι (agaiomai) -(in good sense) admire,(in bad sense) look on with jealousy or envy (Ionic for αγαμαι (agamai) αγαιος (agaios) -enviable + lorica -leather cuirass, enclosure, defense of any kind (name of Mankar Camoran's Palace) | Place | OB |
| Caldana Monrius | Lat. caldanus from caldus, calda -warm, hot, fiery, rash munire -fortify, strengthen, protect, defend (on her key name is spelled monirus) | NPC | SI |
| Lake Rumare | Lat. rumare archaic form of ruminare -chew over again, ruminate (figuratively to think again and again, to meditate, reflect) | Place | OB |
| Ungarion | Lat. ungere -anoint/rub with oil, smear with oil/grease | NPC | OB |
| Muurine | Lat. murinus, murina -gray mouse (NeoLatin) | NPC | SI |
| Talos | ταλως (talōs) -sun (Cretan) 'ηλιος (hēlios) -sun (name of metal construct around Crete from Greek mythology), θαλος (thalos) -scion, child | ||
| Umbra | Lat. umbra -shadow, shade, ghost | NPC | MW OB |
| Ushnar | उष्ण (uShNa) -hot, warm, ardent, passionate (Sanskrit) | NPC | SI |
| Una Armina | Lat. una -one (used for feminine nouns) or una -together, along with armina from armum -arms, weapons, armor, equipment | NPC | SI |
| Branwen | Gaelic/Celtic name daughter of sea god | NPC | OB |
Skyrim EtymologyEdit
| Word | Etymology | Object Type | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farkas | farkas -wolf (Hungarian) | NPC | SR |
| Vilkas | vilkas -wolf (Lithuanian) | NPC | SR |
| Nimhe | nimhe -poisonous (Irish) | Creature | SR |
ESO EtymologyEdit
| Word | Etymology | Object Type | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ard | Irish Ard-Rí meaning High King | Title | ESO |
| Ashur | Ashur, the national god of the Assyrians (Sumerian) | NPC | ESO |
| Mathgamain | Mathgamain mac Cennétig, a king of Munster on southwest Ireland | Creature | ESO |
| Faolchu | faolchu -wolfhound (Irish) | NPC | ESO |
Explanation of some Latin verbs meaningsEdit
amo -I love, amare -to love, amavi -I have loved, amatus -having been loved, beloved (root is am)
beo -I bless, beare -to bless, beavi -I have blessed, beatus -blessed (root is be)
video -I see, videre -to see, vidi -I have seen, visus -having been seen (root is vid)
venio -I arrive, venire -to arrive, veni -I have arrived, ventus -arrived (root is ven)
-or makes noun from verb like: amor -love (from amare -to love), timor -fear (from timere -to fear)
-or can also be for present passive like: beor -I am blessed, amor -I am loved
Sources usedEdit
Free software:
Whitaker's words for Latin, can guess from which words is combined from and recognizes grammar forms
http://users.erols.com/whitaker/words.htm
Diogenes, largest free dictionary for Greek and Latin
http://www.dur.ac.uk/p.j.heslin/Software/Diogenes/
Monier Williams Sanskrit dictionary
http://members.chello.nl/l.bontes/sans_n.htm
Freelang has many dictionaries
Aksharamala input from Google groups (for writing Sanskrit and Hindi)
http://code.google.com/p/aksharamala/
Websites:
Wiktionary has many languages and can guess words, Wikipedia
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page
http://www.behindthename.com/ has names from many countries with etymology
http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Main_Page very extensive with etymology
http://surnames.behindthename.com/
http://www.viking.no/e/france/lndscpe-place-names.htm example how real place names were made from Old name