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  • Origin of the Element Oxygen: A Linguistic and Scientific History
    The element oxygen doesn't come from any language. It's a natural element, and its name comes from a combination of Greek words:

    * ὀξύς (oxys) meaning "acid"

    * γενής (genēs) meaning "forming" or "producing"

    The name was coined by Antoine Lavoisier in 1777 because he believed oxygen was a component of all acids. While this theory was later proven incorrect, the name stuck!

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