Chlorine
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early 19th century: named by Sir Humphrey Davy, from Greek khlōros ‘green’ + -ine4.
wiktionary
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1810 from Ancient Greek χλωρός(khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.
etymonline
chlorine (n.)
nonmetallic element, the name coined 1810 by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy from Latinized form of Greek khlōros "pale green" (from PIE root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives denoting "green" and "yellow") + chemical suffix -ine (2). Named for its color. Discovered 1774, but known at first as oxymuriatic acid gas, or dephlogisticated marine acid.
