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
Ancestry of “ウラン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Uran | uranium |
| 2 | Latin | Ūranus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐρανός | the vaulted sky, on which the stars were attached... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ϝορσανός | — |