Original Meanings of Element Symbols

Some of the symbols on the periodic table don't intuitively represent their elements. Can you name their original meanings?

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_symbol

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Symbol	Element	Answer
Na	Sodium	Natrium
K	Potassium	Kalium
Fe	Iron	Ferrum
Cu	Copper	Cuprum
Ag	Silver	Argentum
Sn	Tin	Stannum

Symbol	Element	Answer
Sb	Antimony	Stibium
W	Tungsten	Wolfram
Au	Gold	Aurum
Hg	Mercury	Hydrargyrum
Pb	Lead	Plumbum

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