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Iodine

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a dark, lustrous chemical element used as an antiseptic and dietary supplement
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Stage 1 of 2
iodes
Greek · ancient
"violet-colored"
violet-colored, describing the vapor given off by the element when heated
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iodine
English · 1814
"a dark, lustrous element that gives off violet vapor"
coined by chemists for the element after observing its violet vapor
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