Element Etymologies

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Words in parentheses are origins of the element's symbol
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antimonium (stibium)
Antimony
Iris
Iridium
hydro- & -gen
Hydrogen
Wilhelm Röntgen
Roentgenium
tellus
Tellurium
Ceres
Cerium
Rhenus
Rhenium
Strontian
Strontium
prásios dídymos
Praseodymium
ɸloudom (plumbum)
Lead
hḗlios
Helium
Ruthenia
Ruthenium
Scandia
Scandium
molýbdaina
Molybednum
Moscow
Moscovium
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2 Comments
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Level 75
Dec 19, 2024
Accept radon as well as radium? Its etymology is more indirect but still from that root.
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Level 68
Dec 19, 2024
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