Ancient Elements

a 1 ἀ Ancient Greek
Greek negative prefix.

a 5 अ Sanskrit
Sanskrit negative prefix.

á Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "river, stream, creek".

abbas ἀββᾶς Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman
Means "abbot, priest" in Greek and Latin, derived from Aramaic meaning "father".

'abd عبد, 𐤏𐤁𐤃 Arabic, Phoenician
Arabic and Phoenician word meaning "servant, slave".

abhaya अभय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fearless".

abhijita अभिजित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "victorious".

abhilasha अभिलष Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "desire, wish".

abhinava अभिनव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "young, fresh".

abhisheka अभिषेक Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "anointing".

abu 𒀜 Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "father".

ac Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "oak".

'ach אָח Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "brother".

ackar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "field".

acutus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sharp".

'adah עָדָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "adorn" or "pass by".

adal Old High German
Old High German word meaning "noble".

'adan עָדַן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to delight, to luxuriate".

adelphos ἀδελφός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "brother".

'adin עָדִין Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "delicate".

admiror Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to admire".

adnos ἀδνός Ancient Greek
Cretan Greek form of hagnos.

'adon אָדוֹן, 𐤀𐤃𐤍 Ancient Hebrew, Phoenician
Hebrew and Phoenician word meaning "lord, master".

advocatus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "advocate, supporter".

æcer Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "field".

æcermann Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "ploughman".

áed Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "fire".

aeido ἀείδω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to sing, to chant".

ælf Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "elf".

aeneis Ancient Roman
Latin form of Aeneid.

ængle Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of the Germanic tribe the Angles.

æppel Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "apple".

æsc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "ash tree".

æðele Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "noble".

aetos ἀετός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "eagle".

after Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "behind".

agape ἀγάπη Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "love".

agapetos ἀγαπητός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "beloved".

agathos ἀγαθός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "good".

agaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fear".

agellus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "little field".

ager Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "field, terrain, country".

aggju Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "edge, blade".

agi Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "awe, fear".

agil Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element, probably a lengthened form of *agjō meaning "edge, blade".

agin Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element, probably a lengthened form of *agjō meaning "edge, blade".

agjō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "edge, blade".

agora ἀγορά Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "assembly, marketplace".

agrios ἄγριος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "wild".

agrom Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "battle, carnage".

'aḥ 𐤀𐤇 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "brother".

'ahav אָהַב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to love".

ahsa Old High German
Old High German word meaning "axle".

aḫu 𒋀 Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "brother".

ahwō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "river".

aiks Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "oak".

ainaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "one".

airmans 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "whole, great, immense".

airþa 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "earth, soil".

aishwarya ऐश्वर्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "prosperity, wealth".

aiw Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "law, custom".

aiwaz 1 Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "eternity".

aiwaz 2 Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "law".

aizō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "honour, respect".

ajaya अजय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "unconquered".

ajita अजित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "unconquered, invincible".

akasha आकाश Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "open space, sky".

akh 𓄿𓐍 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "to be effective, to be useful".

akhila अखिल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "whole, complete, without a gap".

akker Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "field".

akouo ἀκούω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to hear, to listen".

akr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "field".

akraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "field".

akshaya अक्षय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "undecaying, imperishable".

akshi अक्षि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "eye".

'alah עָלָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to ascend, to climb".

alb Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "elf".

alba Ancient Roman
Feminine form of albus, later acquiring the meaning "dawn" in Vulgar Latin.

Albanoi Ἀλβανόι Ancient Greek
Greek word referring to an ancient tribe of the Illyrians.

albaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "elf".

albus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "white".

ald Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "old".

aldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "old".

aletheia ἀλήθεια Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "truth".

alexo ἀλέξω Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "to defend, to help".

alfr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "elf".

alh Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "temple, shelter".

alhs Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "temple, shelter".

aljaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "zeal".

aljaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "other, else".

aljis 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "other".

alke ἀλκή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "strength, prowess".

alkyon ἀλκυών Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "kingfisher".

all Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "all".

allaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "all".

alles Old High German
Old High German word meaning "other, else".

alljas Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "other, else".

allr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "all".

alls 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "all".

almr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "elm".

almus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "nourishing".

alnus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "alder tree".

alt Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "old".

altus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "high".

'am עַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "people, nation, folk".

amal Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element, possibly referring to the Gothic dynasty of the Amali, possibly meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave".

amala अमल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "clean, pure".

amals 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic element, possibly referring to the royal dynasty of the Amali, possibly meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave".

'amar אָמַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to say, to speak".

amar 𒀫 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "calf".

amara अमर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "immortal, undying".

amarantus ἀμάραντος Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin word for the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek ἀμάραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".

ambara अम्बर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "garment, sky".

'ametz אָמֵץ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to strengthen".

amicus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "friend".

amita अमित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "immeasurable, infinite".

amor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "love".

amrita अमृत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "immortal".

amygdala Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "almond".

an 2 𒀭 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "heaven, sky" and later "god, goddess".

an 3 Old Welsh
Old Welsh intensive prefix.

ana ἀνά Ancient Greek
Greek preposition meaning "up".

anado Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "zeal".

anadô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "breath, spirit".

'anah 1 עָנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to answer".

'anah 2 עָנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be afflicted, to be depressed, to be humbled".

'anan עָנָן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "cloud".

ananda आनन्द Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "happiness, bliss".

ananta अनन्त Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "infinite, endless".

anatole ἀνατολή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "sunrise".

anax ἄναξ Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "master, lord".

andreios ἀνδρεῖος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "manly, masculine".

andros ἀνδρός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "of a man" (genitive form of aner).

aner ἀνήρ Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "man". The genitive form is ἀνδρός (andros).

angelma ἄγγελμα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "news, message".

angelos ἄγγελος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "messenger", later acquiring the sense "angel".

angelus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "angel".

angil 1 Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word referring to the Germanic tribe the Angles (see Angel).

angil 2 Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "angel" (of Greek origin).

anglii Ancient Roman
Latin name of the Germanic tribe the Angles.

anika अनीक Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "splendour, appearance, face, army".

aniketa अनिकेत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "homeless".

anisha 1 अनीश Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "supreme, paramount, without a ruler".

anisha 2 अनिश Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "nightless, sleepless".

anita अनीत Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "not guided".

anjali अञ्जलि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "salutation".

anker Old High German
Old High German word meaning "anchor" (of Latin origin).

ankh 2 𓂝𓈖𓐍 Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian word meaning "life".

ankita अङ्कित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "marked".

ankura अङ्कुर Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sapling, sprout, shoot".

anne Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "alone, solitary".

anô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ancestor".

ansetl Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "hermitage".

ansi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "god".

anstiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "grace, love".

ansu Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "god".

ansuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "god".

anthos ἄνθος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "flower".

anti ἀντί Ancient Greek
Greek preposition meaning "against, compared to, like".

anto Old High German
Old High German word meaning "zeal".

anu 1 Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse word meaning "ancestor".

anu 2 अनु Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "under, down, away, after".

anuja अनुज Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "born later, younger".

anupa अनूप Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "watery, near the water".

anupama अनुपम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "incomparable, matchless".

Anuradha अनुराध Sanskrit
Sanskrit word referring to a constellation in Hindu astrology.

aoide ἀοιδή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "song".

aparajita अपराजित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "unconquered".

aplaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "apple".

aplu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "son, heir".

appel Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "apple".

aprilis Ancient Roman
Latin name of the fourth month of the year (originally the second).

apurva अपूर्व Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "unpreceded, new".

aqua Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "water".

aquila Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "eagle".

ar 1 Old Welsh
Old Welsh prefix meaning "above, beyond".

aratrika आरात्रिक Sanskrit
Sanskrit word referring to a ritual in which offerings of lamps or candles are made to various gods.

aravinda अरविन्द Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "lotus".

arbaidiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "work, labour".

arbeit Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "work".

arbor Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "tree".

archana अर्चन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "honouring, praising".

archos ἀρχός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "master".

ard Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "high".

ardiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "crop, produce".

arena Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sand".

arestos ἀρεστός Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "pleasing".

arete ἀρετή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "virtue".

argant Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "silver".

argentum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "silver".

argyros ἄργυρος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "silver".

'ari אֲרִי Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "lion".

ari 1 Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "eagle".

ari 2 ἀρι Ancient Greek
Greek strengthening prefix meaning "most".

ari 3 अरि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "enemy".

arijit अरिजित् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "conquering enemies".

aristos ἄριστος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "best".

ariya 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 Old Persian
Old Persian meaning "Aryan, noble".

arn Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "eagle".

arno Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "eagle".

arô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "eagle" (genitive *arniz).

arth Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "bear".

artha अर्थ Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "goal, purpose, wealth, property".

artos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "bear".

arya आर्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "Aryan, noble".

ašarēdu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "preeminent".

asc Old High German
Old High German word meaning "ash tree".

ascia Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "axe".

asha आशा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "wish, desire, hope".

'ashah עָשָׁה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to do, to make".

'ashar אָשַׁר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be happy, to be blessed".

ashisha आशिष Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "prayer, blessing".

ashvin अश्विन् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "possessed of horses".

'ashyah אָשְׁיָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "support, column, buttress".

asiman असीमन् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "boundless, limitless".

ask Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "ash tree".

askaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ash tree".

áss Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "god, one of the Æsir".

aster ἀστήρ Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "star".

'atal עֲתַל Ancient Hebrew (Hypothetical)
Unattested Hebrew word possibly meaning "exalted".

aðal Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "nobility".

aþal Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "nobility".

aþalaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "noble".

aþals 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "nobility".

aþn 𐌰𐌸𐌽 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "year".

aþnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "year".

atman आत्मन् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "soul, spirit, life".

atta 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "father".

atto Old High German
Old High German word meaning "father".

attô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "father".

aud Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "wealth, fortune".

audaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wealth, fortune".

auds 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "wealth, fortune".

aują Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wellness".

aujō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "island, wetland".

aura αὔρα Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "breeze".

aurum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "gold".

austr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "east".

austrą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "east".

australis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "southern".

auðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wealth, fortune".

'av אָב Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "father".

'avad עָבַד Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to serve, to work".

avani अवनी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "earth".

ave Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "greetings, salutations, hello".

avinashya अविनाशय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "indestructible".

awahaimaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "maternal uncle".

awi Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic element of unknown meaning.

awǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "grandmother".

ayaana अयान Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "not moving, natural disposition".

ayana अयन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "path, precession".

'ayyal אַיָּל Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "deer, gazelle".

azaleos ἀζαλέος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "dry".

'azar עָזַר Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to help".

'azaz עָזַז Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to be strong".

'azru 𐤏𐤆𐤓 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to help".

'b Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "father".

badwō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "battle".

bæcere Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "baker".

bærnan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to burn".

bærnet Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "a burning".

baggi Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "bundle, pack, bag".

bagmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "beam, tree".

bah Old High German
Old High German word meaning "stream".

bairgo 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍉 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "help, protection".

baiulus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "porter, carrier", later acquiring the meaning "manager, steward".

bakari Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "baker".

bakārijaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "baker".

bakiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "stream".

bakki Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "bank, ridge".

bala बल Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "strength, might".

bald Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "bold, brave".

balþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bold, brave".

ban Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bone".

banah בָּנָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to build".

banda 𒌉𒁕 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "young, wild, fierce".

bann Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "peak".

bānû 𒆕 Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "creator, builder".

barba Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "beard".

bardaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "beard".

barr Old Irish, Old Welsh
Old Irish and Old Welsh word meaning "top, head".

barros Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "point, top".

bart Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "beard".

baso Old Dutch, Old Saxon
Old Dutch and Old Saxon word meaning "uncle, kinsman".

bassus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "thick, low, stumpy".

baswô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "uncle, kinsman".

bat 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "boat".

bat 2 בַּת Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "daughter".

batah בָּתָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "destruction, end".

batu 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "battle".

baugaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ring, bracelet, armlet, something bent".

baunō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bean".

bayit בַּיִת Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "house, home".

'bd Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "servant, slave".

bé Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "woman".

beadu Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "battle".

beald Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bold, brave".

bean Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bean".

bearn Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "child, son".

beburaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "beaver".