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In the ''Etymologies'', Tolkien provides a series of [[Elvish]] linguistic root syllables, or "bases".  He then shows how each base evolved into various words in the various Elvish languages, primarily [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]] (then called "Noldorin"), but also about ten other variations.  Although the derived words cannot necessarily be said to be in their final forms, as Tolkien's invented languages continued to evolve throughout his life, as Christopher Tolkien points out, this document "''enormously increases the known vocabularies of the Elvish tongues''".
In the ''Etymologies'', Tolkien provides a series of [[Elvish]] linguistic root syllables, or "bases".  He then shows how each base evolved into various words in the various Elvish languages, primarily [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]] (then called "Noldorin"), but also about ten other variations.  Although the derived words cannot necessarily be said to be in their final forms, as Tolkien's invented languages continued to evolve throughout his life, as Christopher Tolkien points out, this document "''enormously increases the known vocabularies of the Elvish tongues''".


In [[July]] [[2004]], ''[[Vinyar Tengwar 46|''Vinyar Tengwar'' issue 46]] provided addenda and corrigenda to the original published text of the ''Etymologies'', with previously unknown entries and roots.
In [[2003]] and [[2004]], ''[[Vinyar Tengwar 45|''Vinyar Tengwar'' issues 45]] and [[Vinyar Tengwar 46|46]] provided addenda and corrigenda to the original published text of the ''Etymologies'', with previously unknown entries and roots.
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The Etymologies are one of the documents included in Volume V of The History of Middle-earth (The Lost Road). In his preface to that volume, Christopher Tolkien describes the Etymologies as "a kind of historical dictionary," and associates the work with the years 1937-1938, prior to Tolkien's work on The Lord of the Rings.

In the Etymologies, Tolkien provides a series of Elvish linguistic root syllables, or "bases". He then shows how each base evolved into various words in the various Elvish languages, primarily Quenya and Sindarin (then called "Noldorin"), but also about ten other variations. Although the derived words cannot necessarily be said to be in their final forms, as Tolkien's invented languages continued to evolve throughout his life, as Christopher Tolkien points out, this document "enormously increases the known vocabularies of the Elvish tongues".

In 2003 and 2004, Vinyar Tengwar issues 45 and 46 provided addenda and corrigenda to the original published text of the Etymologies, with previously unknown entries and roots.

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