Etymology

transuranic

T1R1A1N1S1U1R1A1N1I1C3

Today it means: Of an element: lying beyond uranium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 92. Full definition →

English uranic ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Englishuranic
  10. English todaytransuranic

From trans- + uranic.

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