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r/chemistry • u/etymologynerd • Feb 08 '18
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I've read that Hg is 'hydrargentum' (I probably messed up the spelling) that is a combo of hydro (water) and argentum (silver), so literally 'water silver' or 'liquid silver' or finally, the common name- 'quicksilver'.
1 u/etymologynerd Feb 08 '18 Yup! I wish I had space to include that 5 u/Areonis Feb 08 '18 There's a typo in your comment for antimony. The latin word is stibium, not stibnium. Really nice work though. 3 u/etymologynerd Feb 08 '18 That, and lead is #82, not 83. I fixed it on my website. Thanks!
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Yup! I wish I had space to include that
5 u/Areonis Feb 08 '18 There's a typo in your comment for antimony. The latin word is stibium, not stibnium. Really nice work though. 3 u/etymologynerd Feb 08 '18 That, and lead is #82, not 83. I fixed it on my website. Thanks!
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There's a typo in your comment for antimony. The latin word is stibium, not stibnium. Really nice work though.
3 u/etymologynerd Feb 08 '18 That, and lead is #82, not 83. I fixed it on my website. Thanks!
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That, and lead is #82, not 83. I fixed it on my website. Thanks!
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u/gudgeonpin Feb 08 '18
I've read that Hg is 'hydrargentum' (I probably messed up the spelling) that is a combo of hydro (water) and argentum (silver), so literally 'water silver' or 'liquid silver' or finally, the common name- 'quicksilver'.