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Several elements' names have Anglo-Saxon language origins, including gold, iron, copper and silver.
The Latin names of these elements are commemorated in their atomic symbols, Au (aurum) for gold and Fe (ferrum) for
iron.
The Romans began the practise of element names ending in "-um," with Victorian scientists continuing the trend.
Since 1947, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES IN NAMING OF ELEMENTS.
The Rules for choosing names
In keeping with tradition, elements are named after • a mythological concept or character • a mineral, or similar substance; • a place or geographical region; • a property of the element; or • a scientist. • Using standard prefix - “ium”
etc.
He
VnCo
Helium Titanium Vanadium Cobalt Nickel Selenium Niobium Cadmium Tellurium Cerium Tantalum Thorium
etc.
GeAm
Americium Berkelium Californium Copper Darmstadtium Dubnium Erbium Europium Francium Gallium Germanium Hafnium Hassium
Holmium Livermorium Lutetium Magnesium Polonium Rhenium Ruthenium Scandium Strontium Terbium Thulium Ytterbium Yttrium Yb
Gadolinium Curium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium Rutherfordium Seaborgium Bohrium Meitnerium Roentgenium Copernicium
Es
Rg
Cm
number prefix0 nil
1 un
2 bi
3 tri
4 quad
5 pent
6 hex
7 sept
8 oct
9 enn
The name is derived directly from the atomic number of the element using the following Latin numerical roots:
and then the standard prefix “ium” is added to it. The symbol of the element is composed of the initial letters of the numerical roots which make up the name.