Latin for lead Pb plumbum “heavy” for mercury Hg hydrargyrum “liquid silver” from the Arabic potassium K kalium “alkali” Latin for silver Ag argentum “silver” Latin for sodium Na natrium “sodium” Latin for tin Sn stannum “tin” German for “wolf stone” because it interfered tungsten W wolfram with the smelting of tin and was thought to devour the tin Table: Element Symbols Based on Names No Longer in Use
lead Pb plumbum Latin for “heavy” mercury Hg hydrargyrum for “liquid silver” potassium K kalium from the Arabic “alkali” silver Ag argentum Latin for “silver” sodium Na natrium Latin for “sodium” tin Sn stannum Latin for “tin” tungsten W wolfram German for “wolf stone” because it interfered with the smelting of tin and was thought to devour the tin Table: Element Symbols Based on Names No Longer in Use
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