Where did nitrogen get its name?

Answer 1

The name "nitrogen" comes from two Latin words meaning "nitre-forming", nitre being potassium nitrate (saltpetre). Daniel Rutherford, the Scottish Doctor Who discovered nitrogen in 1772, dubbed it "noxious air" or "fixed air".

The chemist Lavoisier called it azote, from the Greek for "lifeless", because nitrogen seemed inert. This name can still be seen in some modern names of compounds, such as hydrazine. Also, it can be called "burnt air" meaning "air without oxygen".
It came from the term nitre, an alternative name for saltpeter (potassium nitrate).

nitrogen=nitre+gen=nitre maker

Answer 2

Nitrogen is a chemical gas containing Nitric Acid that is resistant to heat. It makes about 78% of the air surrounding the earth and protects it from harmful solar rays.

It boils at temperate over 200 F , so it makes a good coolant and is used for that purpose. Nitroglycerin is another name for it which is in heavier liquid form and very combustive. Nitro is a short name for it.

Answer 3

nitrogen comes from the greek word nitron and genes meaning soda forming

Answer 4

Nitrogen's name comes from nitrogenium, a combination of words of Latin and Greek that means "native soda forming"

Answer 5

The name nitrogen comes from the combination of the Latin words "nitrum" (niter) and "genes" (forming), reflecting its historical discovery from nitric acid and niter.