Hydrogen, which comes from hydros, meaning water, and generos, meaning former or maker. Notice how generos looks like generate.
French chemist Antonie Lavoisier named hydrogen from the Greek words for water former.
Hydrogen
In the Greek language, "hydrogen" means "water former" because...well, set it on fire and that's what you get.
It comes from the Latin for "water former", because when you burn it, you get water.
Im not that sure, but water.
Hydrogen means water creator.Hydro stands for water and gen means former or creator in greece.
Sky is NOT an element except in the ancient Greek world view where the elements were earth, air, fire, and water.
The planet is named after the Roman god of freshwater and the seas and its moons are named after water deities in Greek mythology.
To name two nonmetals that form a compound, use the names of each element with the ending "-ide" on the second element. For example, the compound formed from hydrogen and oxygen is named water (H2O).
Hydrogen basically means "water maker" in Greek, because it forms water when burned.
it was named after the greek mythology water god
Helimede is one of Neptune's moons that are named after sea nymphs in Greek mythology. This is regarded as one of the Nereids.