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Where does “hydrogen” come from?

Hydrogen derives from French hydrogène, combining Ancient Greek ὕδωρ meaning water with Ancient Greek δεύτερος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning to produce or beget.

hydrogen (English): The lightest chemical element , with an atomic...

Definitions

  1. The lightest chemical element , with an atomic...

Ancestry of “hydrogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
2French-gène-gen, -genic
3Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
4Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
5Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “hydrogen”

  • dehydrogenase
  • hydroxyl
  • hydroxylase
  • hydrogenation
  • hydroxylation
  • dehydrogenation
  • dihydrogen
  • hydrogenase
  • hydroxylamine
  • nitrofurantoin
  • oxyhydrogen
  • hydantoin
  • hydrogenic
  • antihydrogen
  • hydrogenolysis
  • hydrogenous
  • dehydroxylation
  • biohydrogen
  • hydrogenosome
  • transhydrogenase
  • nonhydrogen
  • hydroxylate
  • phenylhydroxylamine
  • hydrogenate
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