The Etymologies
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The Etymologies is J.R.R. Tolkien’s extensive linguistic and etymological compendium detailing the historical development and relationships of the languages of Middle-earth, especially Elvish tongues like Quenya.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional linguistic work
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philological text ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
derived words in multiple related languages
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glosses and semantic notes ⓘ lists of primitive roots ⓘ morphological notes ⓘ phonological development notes ⓘ |
| editor | Christopher Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalWorld | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublication | The Lost Road and Other Writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationSeries | The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationVolume | The History of Middle-earth, Volume 5 GENERATED ⓘ |
| focus |
etymological relationships between Elvish roots and derivatives
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historical development of Elvish vocabularies ⓘ |
| genre |
constructed-language documentation
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philological appendix ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later presentations of Quenya vocabulary
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later presentations of Sindarin vocabulary ⓘ |
| inUniverseFunction | scholarly lexicon of Elvish roots ⓘ |
| languageDescribed |
Adûnaic (marginally)
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Common Eldarin ⓘ Doriathrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dwarvish (Khuzdul, marginally) ⓘ Ilkorin NERFINISHED ⓘ Noldorin NERFINISHED ⓘ Primitive Quendian NERFINISHED ⓘ Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindarin (early form / precursor via Noldorin) ⓘ Telerin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyDescribed | Elvish languages ⓘ |
| method | comparative reconstruction within a fictional language family ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed semantic fields for many Elvish roots
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evidence for early conceptions of Tolkien’s linguistic history of Middle-earth ⓘ systematic mapping of sound changes from primitive forms to later languages ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition |
late 1930s
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mid-1930s ⓘ |
| publicationType | posthumous publication ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The History of Middle-earth
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The Lost Road and Other Writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
organized by primitive roots
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roots grouped by initial consonant ⓘ |
| subject |
Elvish historical linguistics
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internal etymologies of Tolkien’s invented languages ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Tolkien linguists
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students of Tolkien’s constructed languages ⓘ |
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