- Element symbols - a set of abbreviations created by chemists for the chemical elements
- The symobls usually consist of the first letter or the first two letters of element names
- An element's name is often derived from a Greek, Latin, or German word that describes some property of the element
- Gold - originally called aurum - a Latin word meaning "shining dawn"
- Lead - known as plumbum - means "heavy"
- It is very common for an element to be named for the place where it was discovered (francium, germanium, californium, and americium)
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