What is the meaning of 'argon' in Latin?

Answer 1

Answer #1 It comes from the Greek, "argos" for "idle' or "without work." Answer #2 The English word 'argon' refers to a chemically inert, colorless, odorless gaseous element. It makes up just under 1% of atmospheric air. Its use is in electric bulbs, and for fluorescent lighting. Its atomic number is 18. And its symbol, 'Ar', honors its ancient, classical Greek language origins in the neuter word 'argos', for idle or inert. There's a choice of four equivalent words of similar meaning in Latin. Each may describe peoples or things. Each gives the feeling of sluggishness: ignavus, iners, piger, and segnis. But only ignavus and iners include the specific translation as 'idle'. And only ignavus includes the specific translation as 'inert'.