Abstract:

Vitamins, which are needed for the human body, are the latest to be discovered in the body’s six most important nutrients. Although vitamins do not participate in constituting the tissues and cells of the boy or providing energy, they are indispensable material to maintain human life activities. There are various types of vitamins with different naming methods and thus one vitamin may have multiple names, which makes people confused. By tracing the origin and theoretical basis of vitamin’s naming, seeking the basis of vitamin’s nomenclature, we intend to dig up the deep meaning of vitamins’ names, and help the understanding and use of vitamins.

Key words: vitamin, nomenclature, etymology