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Latin alumen, which means "alum" (literally: bitter salt). From Latin silex or silicis, which means "flint", a kind of stone (chiefly silicon dioxide). From Greek φῶς + φόρος (phos + phoros), which means "light bearer", because white phosphorus emits a faint glow upon exposure to oxygen.
Many elements have their symbol derived from either the first letter [e.g., H for Hydrogen] or the first two letters [e.g., He for Helium] of their names. A few elements have symbols derived from their Latin names as given in the table below.
Name Origin. 1. H. Hydrogen. from the Greek elements hydro- and -gen meaning ‘water-forming’. 2. He. Helium. from the Greek word Helios, meaning ‘sun’.
The symbol Hg is from Greek name, ὕδωρ αργυρος (hydor argyros), and descended to the Latin name, Hydrargyrum, means "water - silver", because it be liquid like water, and has silvery metallic sheen.
Jun 9, 2016 · It’s clear looking at the table above that Greek and Latin dominate when it comes to the names of the elements. German and English also pop up with a few contributions, whereas a number of the more recently discovered superheavy elements simply take their names from people they are named after.
The ancient Greek concept of four basic elements, these being earth (γῆ gê), water (ὕδωρ hýdōr), air (ἀήρ aḗr), and fire (πῦρ pŷr), dates from pre-Socratic times and persisted throughout the Middle Ages and into the Early modern period, deeply influencing European thought and culture.
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Name Source Table Colour Key Symbol Key H Hydrogen Water-forming 1 Atomic number Element symbol Element name Origin/meaning Language of origin E57-71 E89-103 Ceres Thule Pallas JAPANESE SWEDISH GERMAN ENGLISH RUSSIAN LATIN GREEK ANGLO-SAXON SPANISH NORSE ARABIC GAELIC NONE – FROM NAME
