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Where does “Uran” come from?

Uran (German) comes from Latin Ūranus, from Ancient Greek οὐρανός, from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός.

Uran (German): uranium

Definitions

  1. uranium

Ancestry of “Uran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinŪranus—
2Ancient Greekοὐρανόςthe vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached...
3Ancient Greekϝορσανός—

Words derived from “Uran”

  • Uranhexafluorid
  • Uranisotop
  • uranhaltig
  • Uranbombe
  • Uranerz
  • uraaniheksafluoridi
  • uraanirikaste
  • uraanimalmi
  • uraanikaivos
  • transuraani
  • uraaniatomi
  • uraani
  • uraanifluoridi
  • uraanipommi
  • uraaniesiintymä
  • ウラン
  • uraan
  • urán
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