Was Krypton Named After Kryptonite?
Regardless, Superman and His Legion of Fans Have Made the Fictional Planet Krypton Far Better Known Than the Real Element. .. . but the Miners Named It...
Regardless, Superman and his legion of fans have made the fictional planet Krypton far better known than the real element. ... But the miners named it jadarite, because the mineral does not contain the element krypton, and internationally accepted rules of nomenclature thus prevented it from being named kryptonite.
How did Krypton get its name?
The name is derived from the Greek 'kryptos', meaning hidden.
What element is named after Kryptonite?
Krypton is named from the Greek word kryptos, “hidden.”
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