What is the origin of the word "gas"? (There's more to it)?

I have a pop quiz tomorrow's science. If you're wondering how I know my teacher is nice so she told the class. Anyway, please can someone tell me what the origin the word "gas", as in the gaseous matter. Also, can you please tell me who invented the word and why. What word not based inventor of the word "gas" is? And please find the meaning of the word "gas" is based on. Thank you if you have answered my question. Answer ASAP

When seeking the origins word search etymological dictionary or a list. I'll send one I found, and the link. 1658, Du. gas, probably from Gk. Khaos "empty space" (see chaos). The sound of the AU. "G" is almost equivalent to that of Gk. "kh". First used by Flem. chemist JB van Helmont (1577-1644), probably influenced by Paracelsus, who used khaos in the occult meaning of "specific elements of the minds" or "ultra-rarified water," which was the definition of Van Helmont gas. Modern scientific sense began 1779, focused on "explosive mixture of vapors" (1794, originally coal gas), "anesthetic" (1894, causing nitrous oxide), and "poison gas" (1900). Which means "intestinal vapors" is from 1882. Slang meaning of "speech Hollow "is 1847 slang meaning" something exciting or excellent "first attested 1953, from earlier slang hepster Gasser in the same sense (1944). Also gas meant fun, a joke "in Anglo-Irish and was used to Joyce (1914). The shortest of gasoline (see this term), it is Amer.Eng., First registered 1905. Http: / / www.etymonline.com / index.php

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