A word for “descent” appearing on the title page of both the first and second versions Tengwesta Qenderinwa (from the 1930s and around 1950, respectively) as an element in the phrase Lambion Ontale “Descent of Tongues” (PE18/23, 71). It is an abstract noun form of Q. onta- “beget”. As such, it is likely refers to both linguistic derivation as well as the ancestry of living families as well.
Quenya
ontale
noun. descent
ontalë
noun. descent, descent, *derivation, ancestry
Elements
Word Gloss onta- “to beget, to beget, *conceive (a child); [ᴹQ.] to create” -lë “abstract noun, adverb” Variations
- Ontale ✧ PE18/008; PE18/071
descent