Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “uraaniheksafluoridi” come from? uraaniheksafluoridi (Finnish) comes from Finnish heksafluoridi, from Finnish heksa-, from Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
uraaniheksafluoridi (Finnish): uranium hexafluoride
Ancestry of “uraaniheksafluoridi”, step by step uraaniheksafluoridi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish heksafluoridi Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish heksafluoridi hexafluoride 2 Finnish heksa- hexa- 3 Latin hexa- hexa 4 Ancient Greek ἑξα- Forming compound words with the sense of "six" 5 Ancient Greek ἕξ six 6 Proto-Hellenic hwéks cardinal... 7 Proto-Indo-European swéḱs six
via Finnish uraani Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish uraani uranium; Partitive singular form of urani;... 2 German Uran uranium 3 Latin Ūranus Uranus god of the sky 4 Ancient Greek οὐρανός the vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached... 5 Ancient Greek ϝορσανός —