Child, in my words

inil : child

The Illunse word for child (infant) is inil. Inil is a rare first name.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for child which is infans (child, infant), and the Old English word for child which is cild (child, infant; a youth of gentle birth).

Boy, in my words

paern : boy

The Illunse word for boy is paern. Paern is an uncommon last name that can be Estonian.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for boy which is puer (boy, lad, young man; servant; male child), and the Old English word for boy which is cnapa (child, youth; servant).

Girl, in my words

pelda : girl

The Illunse word for girl is pelda. Pelda is an unusual last name. In Hungarian similar word példa means example (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule).

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for girl which is puella (girl, female child / daughter; maiden), and the Old English word for girl which is mægden (or mæden) (maiden, virgin; girl; maid, servant) which I transliterate to maegden.

I meant to post this word last night, but was I just too tired. I've been busy lately.

Maiden, in my words

femire : maiden

The Illunse word for maiden is femire. Femire is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for maiden which is fǽmne (maid, virgin, bride) which I transliterate to faemne, and the Latin word for maiden which is virgo (maiden, young woman, girl of marriageable age; virgin).

Nowadays we don't tend to speak of maidens, except in poetry and Shakespearian plays. But Old English and Latin, which are antiquated languages, most definitely differentiate between women and maidens.

Woman, in my words

mewir : woman

The Illunse word for woman is mewir. Mewir is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for woman which is mulier (woman; wife; mistress), and the Old English word for woman which is wíf (woman, female, lady; wife).

Both the Latin word and the Old English word can be translated as married woman. But for Illunse, I will make this word more general, simply woman. Note that my word for man is wir.

Man, in my words

wir : man

The Illunse word for man (adult male human) is wir. Wir is a last name. In German wir means we. In Old English wír means wire, metal thread. Wir is the name of a city in Poland.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for man which is wer (male being; man; husband; hero), and the Latin word for man which is vir (man; husband; hero; person of courage, honor, and nobility).

The Old English word wer may seem odd, but it's part of the root of our word werewolf. In Old English the word werwulf literally means man-wolf.

Initially, I considered making this word ver, instead of wir. But I saw that ver means worm in French, a somewhat unpleasant meaning in a widely spoken language, and so I scratched that idea.

Person, in my words

nom : person

The Illunse word for person (human being) is nom. Nom is a last name. In Catalan nom means name or noun. In French nom means a name, especially a last name or family name. In Tibetan (Transliterated) nom means to enjoy, to hold, to keep, to seize, to smell, to take pleasure in. Nom is the name of cities in Vietnam and Nigeria. Nóm is a name given to elf Finrod Felagund (Galadriel's brother) in Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for person which is mann (person (male or female); man; mankind; brave man), and the Latin word for person which is homo (man, human being, person, fellow).

The Latin word homo is as in homo sapiens.