General:Etymology

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.

Morrowind Etymology[edit]

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
Khajiit	खजित् (khajit) -conquering heaven (ख (kha) -heaven, air, sky + जित् (jit) -winning, conquering) (Sanskrit)	Race
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
Dreugh	dreg -sediment in a liquid, bad person from Icelandic dregg	Creature	MW
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
Argonian	argon from αργος (argos) -lazy, inactive	Race	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 Etymology[edit]

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, defence 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 Etymology[edit]

Word	Etymology	Object Type	Seen
Farkas	farkas -wolf (Hungarian)	NPC	SR
Vilkas	vilkas -wolf (Lithuanian)	NPC	SR
Nimhe	nimhe -poisonous (Irish)	Creature	SR

ESO Etymology[edit]

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