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- 3. likely from an Arabic origin, known as “al quliy”, more commonly called Kalium in Latin translations, where it gets the element symbol K
- 5. likely from a Latin origin, known as “aurum”, abbreviated Au on the Periodic Table of Elements
- 7. likely from a Latin origin, this element is called “argentum” and named for the shininess of the metal, this is where Argentina gets its name too, its element symbol is Ag
- 8. likely from a Latin origin, loosely translated from “plumbum”, its name comes from the fact that plumbers used pipes that often contained lead
- 10. likely from a Greek origin, translations mean “liquid silver”, from the word “hydrargyros”, element symbol is Hg
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- 1. likely from a Greek origin, from “stibium” where it gets the element symbol Sb, used in ancient eye cosmetics
- 2. name originates from the fact that the element melts as a low temperature, in Latin the element is call “stannum”, Sn on the Periodic Table of Elements
- 4. its element symbol is W for “wolfram”, sometimes called “heavy stone”
- 6. from the Latin word “cuprum”, named for the island of Cyprus which was a major source of copper in ancient times
- 7. likely from a Latin origin, this element is called “natrium”, likely from a name of sodium carbonate, its element symbol is Na
- 9. likely from a Latin origin, derived from the word “ferrum” which is similar to “iron” and “sword”