Where does “uranic” come from?
uranic (English) comes from French uranique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
uranic (English): Containing uranium in higher valences than...
Definitions
- Containing uranium in higher valences than...
Ancestry of “uranic”, step by step
uranic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French uranique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | uranique | uranic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |