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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
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Greek letter (ギリシア文字)

upper case	Α	Β	Γ	Δ	Ε	Ζ	Η	Θ	Ι	Κ	Λ	Μ	Ν	Ξ	Ο	Π	Ρ	Σ	Τ	Υ	Φ	Χ	Ψ	Ω
lower case	α	β	γ	δ	ε	ζ	η	θ	ι	κ	λ	μ	ν	ξ	ο	π	ρ	σ	τ	υ	φ	χ	ψ	ω
reading	alpha	beta	gamma	delta	epsilon	zeta	eta	theta	iota	kappa	lambda	mu	nu	xi	omicron	pi	rrho	sigma	tau	upsilon	phi	chi	psi	omega
読み	アルファ	ベータ	ガンマ	デルタ	イプシロン	ツェータ	イータ	シータ	イオタ	カッパ	ラムダ	ミュー	ニュー	クシイ	オミクロン	パイ	ロー	シグマ	タウ	ウプシロン	ファイ	カイ	プサイ	オメガ

Etymology (語源)

The science of the history of words, their origins, and how the form and meaning have changed over time
→ the origin of a particular word
Scientific names are originated from Latin. When we understand the etymology of sicentific names, we reduce the misspelling

I often forget these ... That is why I take a note here.

Latin for understanding scientific names

australis (L.), notos (G.): southern
borealis (L.): northern
occidentalis (L.): western
orientalis (L.): eastern
palustris (L.): of the marsh
pennatus (L.): feathered
vulgaris (L.): common
xanthos (G.): yellow

Genus name

Achillea: Achilles who was the warror of Trojan War pasted the flour to his broken spear to cure

Artemisia: Artemis (G) = the Goddess of the moon in Greek Myths (Eng. mugwort, wormwood and sagebrush)

Chamaecyparis: khamai (G ground) + kuparissos (G cypress)

Glehnia: Russian botanist Peter von Glehn (1796-1843) (cf. Picea glehnii)

Lemmaphyllum: lemma (G lemma) + phyllum (G leaf)

Leucojum: leukos (G white) + ion (G violet)

Pyrola: pirum> (pear), probably from new Latin

Spiranthes: speira (G twist) + anthos (G flower)

Trachelospermum: trachelos (G neck) + sperma (G seed)

Latin and Greek as scientific terms

Origins of the names of atoms

Atom, Abbr.: miscellaneous
Hydrogen, H: water generating (G)
Oxygen, O: acid generator
Phosphor, P: phosphoros (G) = light-carrier (phosphorescence)
Nitrogen, N: nitrate generator (G)
Radium, Ra: radioactive latin: radius = ray of light. Novel gases
Helium, He: same spectai lines as in the sun, helios = sun
Neon, Ne: neos (G) = new
Argon, Ar: argos (G) =1azy, inert
Krypton, Kr: kryptos (G) = hidden (kryptography)

Xenon, Xe: xenos (G) = strange
Radon, Rn: radioactive. Alkali metals
Lithium, Li: lithos = stone (lithography)
Sodium, Na: soda (Engl.)
Natrium, Na: neter (Egypt.) = Na₂CO₃
Potassium, K: pot ash (Engl.)
Kalium, K: ai kjali (Arab.), the ash of sea plants
Rubidium, Rb: rubidus (L.) = dark red
Cesium, Cs: caesius (L.) = 1ight blue. Metals
Gold, Au: aurum (aurora) (L.)
Silver, Ag: argentum (L.), argyros (G.)
Copper, Cu: ore from Cyprus

Mercury, Hg: mythology (L.): Mercur, the quick moving Trading-god
hydragyrium, G: hydor = water; argyros = silver
Halogen(s): hais (G.) = sait; gennan = generate
Fluorine, F: fluor (L.) = flowing; CaF₂ was used as a flowing aid for ores (fluorescence)
Chlorine, Cl: chloros (G.) = yellow-green (chlorophyll)
Bromine, Br: bromos (G.) = stink
Iodine, I: ioeides (G.) = Violet colored
Astate, At: astatos (G.) = unstable

The Origin of element names (L = Latin, G = Greek)