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Where does “uranin” come from?

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

uranin (English): An alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a...

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  1. An alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a...

Ancestry of “uranin”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →