List of chemical element name etymologies

This is the list of etymologies for all chemical element names:

Name	Symbol	Language of origin	Word of origin	Meaning	Symbol origin
Description
Actinium	Ac	Greek	ἀκτίς (aktis)	beam	Greek aktinos
ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖνος (aktis; aktinos), meaning "beam (ray)".
Aluminium	Al	Latin	alumen	alum (literally: bitter salt)[1]	alumen
Latin alumen means "alum" (literally "bitter salt").
Americium	Am		America		the Americas
Named for the Americas, because was discovered in the United States (by analogy with Europium)- (the name of the continent "America" is derived from the name of the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci).
Antimony	Sb	Greek? via Medieval Latin and Middle English[2]	ἀντί + μόνος (anti monos); antimonium/antimonie[3]	various
" Possibly from Greek ἀντί + μόνος (anti monos), approximately meaning "opposed to solitude", as believed never to exist in pure form, or ἀντί + μοναχός (anti monachos) for "monk-killer" (in French folk etymology, anti-moine "monk's bane"), because many early alchemists were monks and antimony is poisonous. May also be derived from the Pharaonic (Ancient Egypt), Antos Ammon (expression), which could be translated as "bloom of the god Ammo". The symbol Sb is from Latin name Stibium which is derived from Greek Στίβι stíbi, a variant of στίμμι stimmi (genitive: στίμμεος or στίμμιδος), probably a loan word from Arabic or Egyptian sdm. Littré suggests the first form derives from *stimmida, a hypothetical alternative accusative of stimmi (the canonical accusative of the noun is the same as the nominative: stimmi). The Arabic word for the substance, as "mark" or "the cosmetic", can appear as تحميض، ثمود، وثمود، وثمود ithmid, athmoud, othmod or uthmod.[4] "
Argon	Ar	Greek	ἀργόν (argon)	inactive	argon
Greek argon means "inactive" (literally "lazy").
Arsenic	As	Syriac/Persian via Greek, Latin, Old French, and Middle English	ἀρσενικόν (arsenikon)	orpiment	Greek arsenikon
From Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikon) adapted from the Syriac ܠܐ ܙܐܦܢܝܐ (al) zarniqa [5] and Persian, "زرنيخ" (zarnik), "yellow orpiment". Ἀρσενικόν (arsenikon) is paretymologically related to the Greek word ἀρσενικός (arsenikos) meaning "masculine" or "potent." These words were adapted into Latin: arsenicum and Old French arsenic which is the source for the English word: arsenic. [5]
Astatine	At	Greek	ἄστατος (astatos)	unstable	Greek astatos
"ἄστατος" (astatos) means "unstable".[6]
Barium	Ba	Greek via Modern Latin	βαρύς (barys)	heavy	Greek barys
"βαρύς" (barys) means "heavy". The oxide was initially called "barote", then "baryta", which was modified to "barium" to describe the metal. Sir Humphrey Davy gave the element this name because it was originally found in the mineral baryte which is of the same source.[7]
Berkelium	Bk	Anglo-Saxon via English	University of California, Berkeley		Berkeley, California
Named for the University of California, Berkeley, where discovered. The city of Berkeley, California was named in honor of George Berkeley. The name "Berkeley" is derived from Old English beorce léah meaning birch lea. [8]
Beryllium	Be	Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit via Greek, Latin, Old French, and Middle English	βήρυλλος (beryllos)	a blue-green spar, but possibly related to the name of Belur	beryl
βήρυλλος "beryllos", denoting beryl, which contains beryllium.[9] The word is derived (via Latin: Beryllus and French: Béryl) from the Greek βήρυλλος, bērullos, a blue-green spar, from Prakrit veruliya (वॆरुलिय‌), from Pāli veḷuriya (वेलुरिय); veḷiru (भेलिरु) or, viḷar (भिलर्), "to become pale," in reference to the pale semiprecious gemstone beryl.[10] The word is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word वैडूर्य vaidurya- which might be related to the name of the city of Belur.[11]
Bismuth	Bi	Modern Latin from German	bisemutum	white mass	bisemutum
"bisemutum", derived from German "Wismuth", perhaps from "weiße Masse", means "white mass", due to its appearance.
Bohrium	Bh		Bohr, Niels		Niels Bohr
Named in honor of Niels Bohr, who made fundamental understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics.[12]
Boron	B	Persian via Arabic, Medieval Latin, Anglo-Norman, Middle French, and Middle English	بورق (buraq)		borax
"بورق" (buraq) derived from the Persian, "بوره" (burah) referring to borax. These terms were adapted into Medieval Latin baurach, Anglo-Norman boreis, and Middle English boras, which became the source of the English word boron.
Bromine	Br	Greek via French	βρόμος (brómos)/"brome"[13]	dirt or stench (of he-goats)[14]	Greek bromos
"βρόμος" (brómos), means "stench (lit. clangor)", due to its characteristic smell.
Cadmium	Cd	Greek/Latin	καδμεία (cadmia)	calamine or Cadmean earth	Greek kadmia
From Latin cadmia, derived from Greek καδμεία (kadmeia), means "calamine", a Cadmium-bearing mixture of minerals. Cadmium is named after Cadmus (in Greek: Κάδμος Kadmos), a character in Greek mythology and Calamine is derived from Le Calamine, the French name of the Belgian town of Kelmis.
Caesium	Cs	Latin	caesius	blue-gray[15] or sky blue	Latin caesius
From Latin "caesius", means "sky blue". Its identification was based upon the bright blue lines in its spectrum and it was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis.
Calcium	Ca	Greek/Latin	χάλιξ/calx	χάλιξ means "pebble"; calx means limestone[16]	Latin calx
From Latin "calx", means "lime". Calcium was known as early as the first century when the Ancient Romans prepared lime as calcium oxide.
Californium	Cf	English	California		State and University of California
Named for California, the U.S. state of California and for the University of California, Berkeley. (The origin of the state's name is disputed.)
Carbon	C	Latin via French	charbone	charcoal	carbo
From the French, "charbone", which in turn came from Latin "carbō", means "charcoal" and is related to "carbōn-" meaning "a coal." (In the German and the Dutch, Kohlenstoff and Koolstof, respectively, both literally mean "coal-stuff") These words were derived from the PIE base *ker- meaning heat, fire, or to burn. [17]
Cerium	Ce	Latin	Ceres	grain, bread	Ceres
Named after the asteroid Ceres, discovered two years earlier. (The asteroid, now classified as a dwarf planet, was named after "Ceres", the goddess of fertility in mythology) [18] Ceres is derived from PIE *ker-es- from base *ker- meaning to grow.[19][20]
Chlorine	Cl	Greek	χλωρός (chlorós)	pale green[21]	Greek chloros
From Greek "χλωρός" (chlorós), means "yellowish green" or "greenish yellow", because of the color of the gas.
Chromium	Cr	Greek via French	χρῶμα (chróma)	color	Greek chroma
From Greek, χρῶμα (chróma), "color", because of many colors of compounds. This word was adapted into French chrome and adding the suffix -ium to the end of it created the English word Chromium.[22]
Cobalt	Co	German	Kobold	evil spirit	German kobold
From German Kobold, means "evil spirit", the metal being so called by miners, because it was poisonous and troublesome (polluted and degraded the other mined elements, like Nickel). Other sources cite the origin as stemming from silver miners' belief that cobalt had been placed by "Kobolds" who had stolen the silver. Some also think the name may be derive from Greek κόβαλος kobalos, means "mine", and which may have common roots with kobold, goblin, and cobalt.
Copernicium	Cn	Polish via Latin	Nicolaus Copernicus	Polish surname, literally: "copper nickel"	Nicolaus Copernicus
Named in honor of Nicolaus Copernicus.
Copper	Cu	Greek? via Latin, West Germanic, Old English, and Middle English[23]	Κύπριος (Kyprios)?	who/which is from Cyprus	Latin Cuprum
Possibly ultimately derived from Greek "Κύπριος" (Kyprios) (which comes from Κύπρος Kypros, the Greek name of Cyprus) via Latin "cuprum," West Germanic "*kupar," Old English "coper"/"copor," and Middle English "coper." In Latin (during the Roman empire), aes cyprium, ("aes" being the generic Latin term for copper alloys such as bronze). Cyprium means "Cyprus" or "which is from Cyprus", where so much of it was mined; it was simplified to cuprum and then eventually Anglicized as copper (Old English coper/copor).
Curium	Cm		Curie, Marie and Pierre		Pierre and Marie Curie and the -um ending
Named in honor of Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered Radium and researched radioactivity.
Darmstadtium	Ds	German	Darmstadt	proper name, literally: "intesine city"	toponym
Named for "Darmstadt", where discovered (GSI [disambiguation needed ], located in Wixhausen, a small suburb north of Darmstadt). It has also been called 'Eka-platinum.[24][25]
Dubnium	Db	Russian	Дубна (Dubna)		toponym
Named for "Dubna", where discovered (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, U.S.S.R.). Researchers of Berkeley proposed Hahnium (Ha), named in honor of Otto Hahn, who pioneered to radioactivity and radiochemistry, but the proposal was rejected.[12]
Dysprosium	Dy	Greek	δυσπρόσιτος (dysprositos)	hard to get at	descriptive
Derived from Greek "δυσπρόσιτος" (dysprositos), means "hard to get at".
Einsteinium	Es	German	Einstein, Albert	German surname, literally: "one stone"	eponym
Named in honor of Albert Einstein, for his work on theoretical physics including the photoelectric effect.
Erbium	Er	Swedish	Ytterby	proper name, literally: "outer village"	toponym
Named after the village of Ytterby in Sweden, where large concentrations of Yttria and Erbium are located. Erbia and Terbia were confused in at this time. After 1860, what had been known as Terbia was renamed Erbia, and after 1877, what had been known as Erbia was renamed Terbia.
Europium	Eu	Ancient Greek	Εὐρώπη ("Europe")	broad-faced or well-watered	toponym; mythological
Named for Europe, the continent where discovered. Europe was named after the fictional Phoenician princess Europa.
Fermium	Fm	Italian	Fermi, Enrico	Italian surname, from ferm- "fastener" and -i[26]	eponym
Named in honor of "Enrico Fermi", who developed the first nuclear reactor, quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics.
Fluorine	F	Latin	fluor	a flowing
From the "Fluorspar", one of its compounds.
Francium	Fr	French	France	proper name (literally: Land of the Franks)	toponym
Named for "France", where discovered (Curie Institute (Paris)).
Gadolinium	Gd		Gadolin, Johan		eponym
Named in honor of Johan Gadolin, who was one of the founders of Nordic chemistry research, discovered Yttrium, and pioneered laboratory exercise teaching. (Gadolinite, the mineral, is also named for him.)
Gallium	Ga	Latin	Gallia	Gaul (Ancient France)	toponym
" From Latin Gallia, means Gaul (Ancient France), and also gallus, means "rooster". The element was obtained as free metal by Lecoq de Boisbaudran, who named Gallium after France, his native land, and also, punningly, after himself, as Lecoq, means "the rooster", or in Latin, gallus. Gallium was called Eka-aluminium by Mendeleev who predicted its existence.[25]
Germanium	Ge	Latin	Germania	Germany	toponym
From Latin "Germania", means "Germany". Germanium has also been called Eka-silicon by Mendeleev.[25]
Gold	Au	Anglo-Saxon via Middle English	gold		Latin aurum
From the Anglo-Saxon, "gold", from PIE *ghel- meaning "yellow/ bright" Au is from Latin Aurum, means "shining dawn".[27]
Hafnium	Hf	Latin	Hafnia	Copenhagen	toponym
From Latin "Hafnia", means "Copenhagen" of Denmark.
Hassium	Hs	Latin	Hassia	Hesse	toponym
Named derived from Latin "Hassia", means Hesse, the German state where discovered (Institute for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt).[12] It has also been called 'Eka-osmium.[25]
Helium	He	Greek	ἥλιος (hélios)	sun	mythological
Named after the Greek, "ἥλιος" (Helios), means "the Sun" or the mythological sun-god .[18]
Holmium	Ho	Latin	Holmia	Stockholm	toponym
Named derived from Latin "Holmia", means Stockholm.
Hydrogen	H	Greek via Latin and French	ὕδωρ (root: ὑδρ-) + -γενῆς (-genes)	water + begetter	descriptive
From French hydrogène[28] and Latin hydro- and -genes, derived from the Greek, "ὕδωρ γείνομαι" (hydor geinomai), meaning "Ι beget water".
Indium	In	Greek via Latin and English	indigo		descriptive
Named after "indigo", because of indigo spectrum line. The English word indigo is from Spanish indico and Dutch indigo (from Portuguese endego), from Latin indicum "indigo," from Greek ἰνδικόν, indikon "blue dye from India".
Iodine	I	Greek via French	ἰώδες (iodes)	violet	descriptive
Named after the Greek, "ἰώδες" (iodes), means "violet", because of the color of the gas. This word was adapted into French iode which is the source of the English word iodine.[29]
Iridium	Ir	Greek via Latin	ἴρις (genitive: ἴριδος)	of rainbows	descriptive
Named after the Latin noun "iris", meaning "rainbow, iris plant, iris of the eye", because many of salts are strongly colored; "Iris" was originally the name of the goddess of rainbows and a messenger in Greek mythology.[18]
Iron	Fe	Anglo-Saxon via Middle English	īsern (earlier: īren/īsen)/yren/yron	holy metal or strong metal[30]	Anglo-Saxon
From the Anglo-Saxon īsern which is derived from Proto-Germanic isarnan meaning "holy metal" or "strong metal" which in its turn may derive from the Etruscan, aisar, meaning "the god(s)", because the earliest iron to be worked (by the Sumerians and Egyptians, around 4000 BC) was obtained from meteorites, and meteorites fall from the sky.[31] The symbol Fe is from Latin ferrum, meaning "iron".
Krypton	Kr	Greek	κρυπτός (kryptos)	hidden	descriptive
From Greek "κρυπτός" (kryptos), means "hidden one", because of its colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous properties (like other noble gases).
Lanthanum	La	Greek	λανθάνειν (lanthanein)	to lie hidden
From Greek lanthanein, "to lie (hidden)".
Lawrencium	Lr		Lawrence, Ernest O		eponym
Named in honor of "Ernest O. Lawrence", who was involved in the development of the cyclotron. The symbol is Lr since 1963; formerly Lw was used. Unniltrium was used as a temporary systematic element name.[12]
Lead	Pb	Anglo-Saxon	lead
The symbol Pb is from Latin name, Plumbum, hence the English, "plumbing".[18][32]
Lithium	Li	Greek	λίθος (lithos)	stone
From Greek "λίθος" (lithos) "stone", because it was discovered from a mineral while other common alkali metals (sodium and potassium) were discovered from plant tissue.
Lutetium	Lu	Latin	Lutetia	Paris	toponym
Named after the Latin, Lutetia, the city of "Paris".[12]
Magnesium	Mg	Greek	Μαγνησία (Magnesia)		toponym
From the Ancient Greek, "Μαγνήσια" (Magnesia) (district in Thessaly), where discovered.
Manganese	Mn	Greek via Latin, Italian, and French	Μαγνησία (Magnesia; Latin: magnetum)	Magnesia	descriptive
From Latin Magnesia ultimately from Greek; Magnesia evolved into Manganese in Italian and into Manganèse in French.
Meitnerium	Mt		Meitner, Lise		eponym
Named in honor of Lise Meitner, who shared discovery of nuclear fission.[12] It has also been called 'Eka-iridium.[25]
Mendelevium	Md		Mendeleyev, Dmitri		eponym
Named in honor of Dmitri Mendeleyev, who invented periodic table.[33] It has also been called 'Eka-thulium.[25]
Mercury	Hg	Latin	Mercurius	Mercury	mythological
Named after "Mercury", the god of speed and messenger of the Gods, as was the "planet Mercury" named after the god. The symbol Hg is from Greek name, ὕδωρ and ἀργυρός (hydor and argyros), which became Latin, Hydrargyrum; both mean "water-silver", because it is a liquid like water (at room temperature), and has silvery metallic sheen.[18][34]
Molybdenum	Mo	Greek	μόλυβδος (molybdos)	lead-like	descriptive
From Greek "μόλυβδος" (molybdos), "lead".
Neodymium	Nd	Greek	νέος δίδυμος (neos didymos)	new twin	descriptive
Derived from Greek "νέος διδύμος" (neos didymos), means "new twin", because Didymium separated into Praseodymium and Neodymium, when they gave salts of different colors.[35]
Neon	Ne	Greek	νέος (neos)	new
From Greek "νέος" (neos) "new".
Neptunium	Np	Latin	Neptunus	Neptune	mythological
Named for "Neptune", the planet. (The planet was named after "Neptune", the god of oceans in mythology.)[18]
Nickel	Ni	Swedish via German[36]	Kopparnickel/Kupfernickel	copper-coloured ore	descriptive
From the Swedish, Kopparnickel, meaning "copper-colored ore"; this referred to the ore niccolite from which it was obtained.[37]
Niobium	Nb	Greek	Νιόβη (Niobe)	snowy	mythological
Named after "Niobe", daughter of Tantalus in Classical mythology.[12][18]
Nitrogen	N	Greek via Latin and French	νίτρον (Latin: nitrum) -γενῆς (-genes)	native-soda begetter	descriptive
From French "nitrogène"[38] and Latin "nitrum -genes", derived from Greek "νίτρον γείνομαι" (nitron geinomai), meaning "I form/beget native-soda (niter)".[39]
Nobelium	No		Nobel, Alfred		eponym
Named in honor of Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite and instituted the Nobel Prizes foundation.
Osmium	Os	Greek via Modern Latin	ὀσμή (osme)	a smell	descriptive
From Greek ὀσμή (osme), means "a smell".
Oxygen	O	Greek via French	ὀξύ γείνομαι (oxy geinomai)/oxygène	to bring forth acid
From Greek "ὀξύ γείνομαι" (oxy geinomai), meaning "Ι bring forth acid", as it was believed to be an essential component of acids. This phrase was corrupted into French "oxygène" which became the source of the English word "oxygen."[40]
Palladium	Pd	Greek via Latin	Παλλάς (genitive: Παλλάδος) (Pallas)	little maiden[41]	astrological/ mythological
Named after "Pallas", the asteroid discovered two years earlier. (The asteroid was named after "Pallas Athena", goddess of wisdom and victory.)[18] The word Palladium is derived from Greek Παλλάδιον and is the neutral version of Παλλάδιος meaning "of Pallas." [42]
Phosphorus	P	Greek via Latin[43]	φῶς + -φόρος (phos + -phoros)	light-bearer	descriptive
From Greek φῶς + -φόρος (phos + -phoros), means "light bearer", because "White Phosphorus" emits a faint glow upon exposure to oxygen The word "phosphorus" was ancient name for the "Venus" (the planet as Hesperus (Morning Star).[18]
Platinum	Pt	Spanish via Modern Latin	platina (del Pinto)	little silver (of the Pinto River)[44]	descriptive
From the Spanish, "platina", means "little silver", because it was first encountered in Silver mine. Platina can also mean "stage (of a microscope)" and the Modern Spanish version of the word is Platino. Platina is a diminutive of Platina "silver" and is a loan word from French plate or Provençal plata "sheet of metal" and is the origin of the English word "plate."[45]
Plutonium	Pu	Greek via Latin	Πλούτων (Ploutōn) via Pluto	god of wealth[46]	astrological; mythological
Named after "Pluto", the dwarf planet, because it was discovered directly after Neptunium and is higher than Uranium on periodic table, so by analogy with the ordering of the planets. (The planet Pluto was named after "Pluto", a Roman god of the dead) [18] Πλούτων (Ploutōn) is related to the Greek word πλοῦτος (ploutos) meaning "wealth."
Polonium	Po	Latin	Polonia	Poland	toponym
Named after "Poland", homeland of discoverer Marie Curie. Was also called Radium F.
Potassium	K	Modern Latin via Dutch and English[47]	potassa; potasch via potash[48]	pot-ash
From the English, "potash", means "pot-ash" (Potassium compound prepared from an alkali extracted in a pot from the ash of burnt wood or tree leaves). Potash is a literal translation of the Dutch loan word "potaschen" meaning "pot ashes."[47] The symbol K is from Latin name, Kalium, from Arabic "القلي" (al qalīy), meaning "calcined ashes".
Praseodymium	Pr	Greek	πράσιος δίδυμος (prasios didymos)	green twin	descriptive
From Greek "πράσιος δίδυμος" (prasios didymos), meaning "green twin", because didymium separated into Praseodymium and neodymium, with salts of different colors.
Promethium	Pm	Greek	Προμηθεύς ("Prometheus")	forethought[49]	mythological
Named after "Prometheus", who stole the fire of heaven and gave it to mankind (in Classical mythology).[18]
Protactinium	Pa	Greek	πρῶτος + ἀκτίς	first beam element	descriptive?
Derived from former name Protoactinium, from the Greek prefix proto- "first" + Neolatin "actinium" from Greek ἀκτίς (gen.: ἀκτῖνος) "ray" + Latin -ium.[50]
Radium	Ra	Latin via French	radius	ray	descriptive
From Latin radius meaning "ray", because of its radioactivity.
Radon	Rn	Latin via German and English[51]	Radium
Contraction of Radium emanation, since the element appears in the radioactive decay of radium. An alternative, rejected name was Niton (Nt), from Latin nitens "shining".
Rhenium	Re	Latin	Rhenus	Rhine	toponym
From Latin Rhenus, the river Rhine.
Rhodium	Rh	Greek	ῥόδον (rhodon)	rose
From Greek "ῥόδον" (rhodon), means "rose".
Roentgenium	Rg		Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad		eponym
Named in honour of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who produced and detected x-rays. It has also been called Eka-gold.[25]
Rubidium	Rb	Latin	rubidus	deepest red	descriptive
From Latin "rubidus", means "deepest red", because of color in spectroscope.
Ruthenium	Ru	Latin	Ruthenia	Russia	toponym
From Latin "Ruthenia", means "Russia".
Rutherfordium	Rf		Rutherford, Ernest		eponym
Named in honor of Baron Ernest Rutherford, who pioneered the Bohr model of the atom. Rutherfordium has also been called Kurchatovium (Ku), named in honor of Igor Vasilevich Kurchatov, who shared discovered fundamental understanding of the Uranium chain reaction and the nuclear reactor.[12]
Samarium	Sm		Samarsky-Bykhovets, Vasili		eponym
Named after "Samarskite", the mineral. ("Samarskite" was named after "Colonel Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets", a Russian mine official.)
Scandium	Sc	Latin	Scandia	Scandinavia	toponym
Named from Latin "Scandia", means "Scandinavia"; formerly Eka-boron.[25]
Seaborgium	Sg	Swedish via English	Seaborg, Glenn Teodor	Swedish surname, literally: "Lake Mountain"	eponym
Named in honor of "Glenn T. Seaborg", who discovered the chemistry of the transuranium elements, shared discovered and isolated 10 elements, developed and proposed the actinide series. Other names: Eka-tungsten[25] and temporarily by IUPAC Unnilhexium (Unh).[12]
Selenium	Se	Greek	σελήνη (seléne)	moon	astrological/ mythological
From Greek, "σελήνη" (selene), means "Moon", and also moon-goddess Selene.[18]
Silicon	Si	Latin	silex, -icis	flint	descriptive
From Latin "silex" or "silicis", means "flint", a kind of stone.
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