Etymology of the English word uranism
the English word
uranismderived from the German word
Uranismusderived from the Greek word
ouranios, οὐράνιος (celestial; belonging to or coming from the sky)
derived from the Late Greek word
ouranos, οὐρανός (the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity))
Date
The earliest known usage of uranism in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
