Re: [lojban] Re: names of the elements

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Zefram scripsit:

> Indium: {xinjinme} "Indian metal" looks like a misunderstanding.
> The name "indium" comes from the indigo emission line, and has nothing
> to do with India.  So I suggest {blanyjinme} "blue metal".

In fact, though, the color "indigo" < Late L "indicum", which indeed
refers to India.

> Xenon: {ciznavni} "strange noble gas" is OK but smells of malglico.
> {fangynavni} "foreign noble gas" is closer to the English etymology.

"xenon" in Greek is indeed both "stranger" and "foreigner", but I think that
"stranger" was intended, so perhaps ninynavni is more like it.

> Ruthenium: {rukyjinme} "Russian metal"

Ruthenians are closer to vukro than rusko, so I suggest vurjinme instead.

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