Where does “urning” come from?
urning (English) comes from German Urning, from German Uranus, from Latin Ūranus, from Ancient Greek οὐρανός, from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός.
urning (English): A homosexual person, especially a man
Definitions
- A homosexual person, especially a man
Ancestry of “urning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Urning | a homosexual, Uranian |
| 2 | German | Uranus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Ūranus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οὐρανός | the vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ϝορσανός | — |