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-gen is Greek for "make"

Hydrogen means "water maker" as water forms when it is burned.

Oxygen essentially means "acid maker" acid as it was once falsely believed that all acids contained oxygen.

Nitrogen essentially means "saltpeter maker" as nitrogen is a component of saltpeter, a.k.a potassium nitrate.

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