iodine
The origin and history of iodine.
Etymology
From French iode, from Ancient Greek ioeidēs, "violet-coloured," describing the purple vapour the element gives off when heated. Named by the chemist Humphry Davy in 1814.
Class of 1814
iodine first entered the language around 1814. Other words from the same year:
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