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  The word oxygen is Greek in origin, composed of 'oxy-': sharp, acid â¦ (as in oxymoron, which literally means 'sharp-dull'), and '-gen': something that produces (as in pyrogen: that which makes fire, pathogen: that which makes disease, hydrogen: that which makes water).rom wikipedia: Its name derives from the Greek roots á½Î¾ÏÏ (oxys) (acid, literally sharp, referring to the sour taste of acids) and -Î³ÎµÎ½Î®Ï (-genÄs) (pro â¦ ducer, literally begetter), because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition.
Origins of the modern names for Switzerland. Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra, Switzerland, Suiza, Svizrija etc. are just a few transcriptions in different languages of Schwyz, once the leading of the three founding member cantons [federal states] of the Swiss Confederation back in 1291.witzerland's old latin name Helvetia on the other hand tries to focus on the older tradition that unites French and German speaking regions stretching from Lake Geneva in the southwest to the Lake of Constance (Bodensee) in the northeast of the country, that was once inhabited by the celtic tribe named Helvetians.