Elements

Copper (Cu)

From cuprum, the Latin name for Cyprus, where it was mined

Silver (Ag)

From the Latin argentu, which originally meant shining metal

Gold (Au)

From the Latin aurum, which originally meant yellow

Mercury (Hg)

From the Latin hydrargyrum, meaning liquid silver

Potassium (K)

From the Latin kalium, meaning alkali

Iron (Fe)

From the Latin name for the element, ferrum

Sodium (Na)

From the Latin natrium, meaning sodium carbonate

Lead (Pb)

From the Latin plumbum, meaning soft white metal

Tin (Sn)

From the Latin stannum, meaning the name of element

Antimony (Sb)

From the Latin stibium, meaning cosmetic powder

Tungsten (W)

From wolfram, the old name derived from its ore, wolframite