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essektheylyss · 4 months

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We don't have to worry about WHY I got here but I decided to attempt to construct a cogent etymology of "Thelyss", and if you take '-lyss' to come from the Latin 'lyssa' for rabies, the Greek origin of which is thought to have been related to 'lúkos', I think the evidence is very clear.

I've finally figured out which wizard was the werewolf.

#critical role #essek thelyss #something something I'VE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME #for legal reasons this is a joke but it's VERY funny to me #for the record the other possible origin of 'lyssa' comes through the PIE for 'to shine; light'#which is probably a concidence but it is WILD #anyway I am not afraid to state that I am supposed to be doing assignments right now but oh well lmfao #while you were constructing condemnations of orym for reasonable self-defense #I was busy constructing the most absurd possible etymological possibilities for probably completely made up fantasy names 😌#also if you want to follow the first syllable to PIE you end up with *del for 'to count/calculate/aim' and also the origin of 'tale'#this is nonsense but it is very fun

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