Q. ceula adj. “?alive (of vegetable)” (Category: to Live; Living; Life)
A word in Quenya Notes from 1957 (QN) derived from the root √KEWE/KWĒ “live of vegetables” (PE17/159), so perhaps an adjective meaning “*alive (of vegetables)”.
Conceptual Development: The word ᴱQ. lausiva “living (of plants)” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as an adjective form of ᴱQ. laute “living thing, esp. vegetable” (QL/52).
Reference ✧ PE17/159
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √KEWE/KWĒ > ceula | [keula] | ✧ PE17/159 |
ᴱQ. lausiva adj. “living (of plants)” (Category: to Live; Living; Life)
Reference ✧ QL/52 ✧ “living (of plants)”
Elements
| laute | “living thing, (esp.) vegetable” | root | ✧ QL/52 ([laus]i-) |
| -va | “adjectival” | ✧ QL/52 (#-va) |
Cognates