where did the word nitrogen come from
Nitrogen: historical information. 1  Discoveror: Daniel Rutherford. 2  Place of discovery: Scotland. 3  Date of discovery: 1772. 4  Origin of name: from the Greek words  nitron genes  meaning  nitre  and  forming  and the Latin word  nitrum  (nitre is a common name for potassium nitrate, KNO#).