Where does “ウラン” come from?

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

ウラン (Japanese): uranium

Definitions

  1. uranium

Ancestry of “ウラン”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ウラン”

Every word from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐρανός →Every word from Latin Ūranus →