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Where does “uran-” come from?

uran- (English) comes from English uranium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

uran- (English): A form of urano- used before a vowel; uranite;...

Definitions

  1. A form of urano- used before a vowel; uranite;...

Ancestry of “uran-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuraniumThe element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a...
2English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
3Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
4Proto-Italic*-om—
5Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “uran-”

  • uraninite
  • transuranic
  • uranic
  • uranous
  • uranate
  • uranite
  • diuranate
  • uranitic
  • nontransuranic
  • cuprouranite
  • uranoso-
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