Neon
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late 19th century: from Greek, literally ‘something new’, neuter of the adjective neos .
wiktionary
From Ancient Greek νέον(néon), neuter of νέος(néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος(*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
etymonline
neon (n.)
chemical element, one of the noble gases, 1898, coined by its discoverers, Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers, from Greek neon, neuter of neos "new" (see new); so called because it was newly discovered. They also discovered its property of emitting colored light when electrified in a sealed glass tube. The use of neon lights in advertising dates to 1913; neon sign is attested by 1927.
