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Where does “Uranus” come from?

Uranus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek οὐρανός, from Ancient Greek ϝορσανός.

Ancestry of “Uranus”, step by step

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