Question

Element whos 1st letter of its name was considered as the symbol and later retained.​

Answer 1

Potassium

For 12 of these elements, the symbol is the first letter of the name. Potassium was discovered in 1807 and named for potash, the substance from which potassium was first isolated. Potassium's symbol, K, comes from kalium, the Latin word for potash.

Answer 2

Answer:

potassium is the answer I think