A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s for “air as substance” derived from the root ᴹ√WIS “air” (Ety/WIS). Elsewhere ᴹQ. Vista was a name for the region of (Lower) Air as the home of the birds (SM/236), but since that term seems to have become Q. vilya, I would use vista in its sense “air as substance” (the thing you breath) from The Etymologies.
Qenya
vista
place name. Air
Elements
Word Gloss vista “air as substance”
vista
noun. air as substance
Derivations
- ᴹ√WIS “air” ✧ Ety/WIS
Element in
- ᴹQ. Vista “Air”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√WIS > vista [wista] > [vista] ✧ Ety/WIS
Name for the region of Air in Silmarillion notes from the 1930s (SM/236). It is simply vista “air as substance” used as a name.