Why some elements symbols are taken from their Latin name?
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☑ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴs. ғᴏʀ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʜʏᴅʀᴀʀɢʏʀᴜᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛɪɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ (ʜɢ), ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ʜʏᴅʀᴀʀɢʏʀᴏs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ “ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ sɪʟᴠᴇʀ.” ᴀʟsᴏ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs “ǫᴜɪᴄᴋsɪʟᴠᴇʀ,” ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ ɪs ᴀ sʜɪɴʏ sɪʟᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʟɪǫᴜɪᴅ ᴀᴛ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ.
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ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴs. ғᴏʀ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʜʏᴅʀᴀʀɢʏʀᴜᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛɪɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ (ʜɢ), ᴡᴀs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ʜʏᴅʀᴀʀɢʏʀᴏs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ “ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ sɪʟᴠᴇʀ.” ᴀʟsᴏ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs “ǫᴜɪᴄᴋsɪʟᴠᴇʀ,” ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀʏ ɪs ᴀ sʜɪɴʏ sɪʟᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʟɪǫᴜɪᴅ ᴀᴛ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ.
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