"Na": from New Latin natrium, coined from German Natron, 'natron' | |
"K": from New Latin kalium | |
"Fe": from Latin ferrum | |
"Cu": from Latin cuprum | |
"Ag": from Latin argentum | |
"Sn": from Latin stannum | |
"Sb": from Latin stibium 'stibnite' | |
"W": from Wolfram, originally from Middle High German wolf-rahm 'wolf's foam' describing the mineral wolframite[1] | |
"Au": from Latin aurum | |
"Pb": from Latin plumbum | |
"Hg": from its Latin name hydrargyrum, itself from Greek hydrárgyros, 'water-silver' |
References
- ^ van der Krogt, Peter. "Wolframium Wolfram Tungsten". Elementymology& Elements Multidict. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-03-11.