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Where does “uranophane” come from?

uranophane (English) comes from English phane, from Ancient Greek -φανής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

uranophane (English): A rare yellow radioactive calcium uranium...

Definitions

  1. A rare yellow radioactive calcium uranium...

Ancestry of “uranophane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphaneAny of several substructures of a more complex...
2Ancient Greek-φανήςseeming, appearing
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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