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Where does “Uranhexafluorid” come from?

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

Uranhexafluorid (German): uranium hexafluoride

Definitions

  1. uranium hexafluoride

Ancestry of “Uranhexafluorid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUranuranium
2LatinŪranus—
3Ancient Greekοὐρανόςthe vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached...
4Ancient Greekϝορσανός—
Every word from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός →