Talk:οὐρανός

Sumerian etymology

Ur-An is Sumerian for "Home of An", the God of Heaven (an = sky, heaven), to whom was dedicated the planet Uranus (called "the greenish" in Sumerian literature, as Sumerians were knowledgeable about the planets, even the invisible ones, having been taught "by their gods" -being "god" a modern interpretation). The ralation to oûron (urine) and the idea that rain was the urine of Uranus would then fall in the cathegory of popular etymology.--Manfariel (talk) 13:31, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Greek etymology

The Greek form *οὑρέω (*houréō, “to urinate”) is given here in connection with PIE *h₁worseye- and *h₁wers- (“rain”).

None of the Reference citations seem to point at any source for this. *οὑρέω (with rough breathing) appears to be completely unattested. Beekes' Etymologocial dictionary lists no such etymology for οὐρέω or οὐρανός.

There's also a reference to a folk etymology advanced by Aristotle, interpreting οὐρανός as ὅρος + ἄνω.

What is the source of all this? Can someone point me to it and include it in the References section, please? Thank you. Abbadonnergal (talk) 10:25, 1 February 2020 (PST)

Would there really be a name for a god that derives from the word for urine?? A little ironic considering what's going on with the name of the planet in English, and the "urine" sense doesnt seem to have just been a secondary meaning for /ouron/. —Soap— 00:40, 24 March 2020 (UTC)