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