English: It was named two years later by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac from this property, after the Greek ἰωδης "violet-coloured.""
Telugu: రెండు సంవత్సరాల అనంతరం జోసెఫ్ లూయీ గే-లుసాక్ (Louis Gay-Lussac), after the Greek ἰώδης "violet-coloured" పేరుపెట్టాడు.