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Original Meanings of Element Symbols

Some of the symbols on the periodic table don't intuitively represent their elements. Can you name their original meanings?
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_symbol
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Last updated: December 4, 2021
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Symbol
Element
Answer
Na
Sodium
Natrium
K
Potassium
Kalium
Fe
Iron
Ferrum
Cu
Copper
Cuprum
Ag
Silver
Argentum
Sn
Tin
Stannum
Symbol
Element
Answer
Sb
Antimony
Stibium
W
Tungsten
Wolfram
Au
Gold
Aurum
Hg
Mercury
Hydrargyrum
Pb
Lead
Plumbum
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