Latin Names For Elements

Why is Potassium "K"? Take a swing at the Latin names for some of these confusing elements!

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Hint	Answer
K	Kalium
W	Wolfram
Na	Natrium
Au	Aurum

Hint	Answer
Sb	Stibium
Cu	Cuprum
Hg	Hydrargyrum
Pb	Plumbum

Hint	Answer
Fe	Ferrum
Sn	Stannum
Ag	Argentum

Level 49

Jan 15, 2023

Thank you! From Finnish point of view (as probably in many languages) the question is, why kalium is called potassium in English. I can find it on Google, but this was the first reaction, when I tried here quiz about elements in English, kalium, no...

Level 28

Jan 15, 2023

apparently, potassium is the original, and it was actually REnamed kalium in germanic countries because of a previous recommendation :0 the more you know i guess! hahaha

potassium = pot ash

kalium = al'qalyah (arabic) = plant ashes

Level 28

Jan 15, 2023

I know you said you can find it on google but I thought it was a good question so I put the answer up anyway :P

Level 49

Jan 15, 2023

Thank you for information, this is interesting. Probably word "kalium" came to Finnish through Swedish, as international words often have come.

Pot ash, that sounds familiar. Finnish has a word "potaska", which means potassium carbonate. So, also we use the same word, not about the element, but salt, which has potassium in it. And when I check Swedish Wikipedia, yes, they have a word "pottaska", which again explains the Finnish word.

Finnish has an expression "puhua potaskaa" 'to talk nonsense or false truth'. This lesson of Potassium was not "potaskaa". :)

Level 28

Jan 17, 2023

thats really interesting too! thanks for sharing :)

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