Where does “urán” come from?

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

urán (Hungarian): uranium

Definitions

  1. uranium

Ancestry of “urán”, step by step

urán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Uran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUranuranium
2LatinŪranusUranus god of the sky
3Ancient Greekοὐρανόςthe vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached...
4Ancient Greekϝορσανός—

via Hungarian úr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianúrlord; master; gentleman
2Proto-Turkicūŕmaster, craftsman
3Proto-Turkicu-to be able, be capable
Every word from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρανός →Every word from Latin Ūranus →