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Where does “Οὐρανός” come from?

Οὐρανός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὐρανός, from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός.

Οὐρανός (Ancient Greek): Uranus

Definitions

  1. Uranus

Ancestry of “Οὐρανός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐρανόςthe vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached...
2Ancient Greekϝορσανός—

Words derived from “Οὐρανός”

  • uranium
  • Uranus
  • uranyl
  • uraninite
  • transuranic
  • uraniferous
  • uranic
  • urning
  • transuranium
  • uranous
  • uranophane
  • uranate
  • uranite
  • diuranate
  • uranin
  • uranoan
  • uranological
  • uranophobia
  • triuranium
  • uranitic
  • dioxouranium
  • uranology
  • nonuranium
  • uranometry
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