What is the latin name for nitrogen?

There is no Latin name for nitrogen. The Romans did not know it existed, and obviously had no name for it. The 'nitrum' suggested by some a name for various alkalis, esp. soda and potash, but probably not nitre.





Nitrogen was a coined word, developed after its recognition as a separate element.





The Neolatin word for nitrogen is:


Nitrogenium





Neolatin takes words that did not exist in classical Roman times and converts them into a best guess at what the word would have been if the Romans had developed it.

What is the latin name for nitrogen?
nitrum
Reply:Nitrogen is Latin.....Latin: "forming niter", or “niter producer”


also if you go to the second link you can translate from english to latin and it also says nitrogen








for an FYI:


Name in other languages:





French: azote


German: Stickstoff


Italian: azoto


Spanish: nitrógeno
Reply:Azote
Reply:Nitrum