morikotto

masculine name. *Dark Enemy

The Quenya equivalent of S. Morgoth (VT49/24). It is a compound of morë (mori-) “dark” and cotto “enemy”. It is unlikely this name was much used, and is interesting primarily in shining a light on the etymology of Morgoth.

Conceptual Development: @@@ finish after completing phonology.

Changes

• Morñoþo → Morñot/Morños ✧ PE19/081
• Moringotto → Morikotto ✧ VT49/24
• Morikotto → Melcor ✧ VT49/24

Cognates

• S. Morgoth “Black Foe, Dark Foe, Black Enemy, Dark Tyrant” ✧ VT49/24

Derivations

• ✶Moriñgotho “Black Foe” ✧ PE19/081

Element in

• Q. i hyarma tentanë Melcorello “the left hand pointed away from Melkor” ✧ VT49/24; VT49/24; VT49/24

Elements

Word	Gloss
morë	“dark, black; darkness, night, dark, black; darkness, [ᴹQ.] blackness, [Q.] night”
cotto	“*enemy”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶Morñoþŏ > Morñot/Morños	[morŋoθo] > [morŋoθ] > [morgoθ] > [morgot] > [morgos]	✧ PE19/081

Variations

• Morñot/Morños ✧ PE19/081
• Morñoþo ✧ PE19/081 (Morñoþo)
• Moringotto ✧ VT49/24 (Moringotto)

morños

masculine name. *Dark Enemy