CONTINUING TO EXAMINE THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORDS WE HAVE FOR THE GASES: OXY-GEN, HYDRO-GEN, NITRO-GEN ETC
AND CHEMI-CALS, EL-ECTRIC, MAG-NETIC ETC.
BEFORE THEY WERE CALLED SCIENTISTS, IT WAS THE NATURAL PHILOSPHERS WHO GAVE US THE WORDS WE STILL USE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE DESCRIBE NATURAL PHENOMENA.
ALL HELPS TO MAKE A MUCH RICHER STORY ...