Deutsches Technik museum - German Elements

When I was exploring the Deutschestechnik museum, I noticed that some elements are named differently in German. Two that stood out to me were Hydrogen and Oxygen, respectively named Wasserstoff and Sauerstoff. I was intrigued by this because of the words wasser (water) and sauer (acid) that indicate what the elements are typically involved in. Chemists now know that Hydrogen does much more than generate water and that Oxygen is not the only contributor to acidity, but when Lavoisier named these two elements he believed these were their main effects, representing that in their Latin names. Hydrogen translates to water-generating and Oxygen translates to acid-generating. While the Latin and German names mean the same thing, the usage of each in the US and Germany could have different impacts. Because most Americans don't speak Latin, they wouldn't be confused by Hydrogen having more abilities than to generate water, and similar for oxygen, but Germans may have a predisposition before taking chemistry classes that the elements have limited effects due to their names. It's interesting to think about how scientists' work from the 1700s could still impact our thought processes today.