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Helium

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a light, colorless, inert gaseous chemical element
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Stage 1 of 2
helios
Greek · ancient
"the sun"
the sun, since the element was first detected in the sun's spectrum before being found on earth
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Stage 2 of 2
helium
English · 1868
"a light, inert gaseous element"
coined by astronomers after spotting an unexplained line in the sun's spectrum
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