Question

How did the name hydrogen originate

Answer 1

originated from the greek word 'hydro' and 'genes' that means 'water ' and 'generator'.

Answer 2

Origin of name of the element hydrogen:

It originated from the Greek words $\color{purple}{hydro}$& $\color{deeppink}{genes}$meaning $\color{purple}{hydro}$water&$\color{deeppink}{generator}$.

Hydrogen was discovered by $Henry$ $Cavendish$ in 1766 at London, England.