How did calcium get its name?

Answer 1

Calcium was named after the latin word "Calx" which means lime. It's named after lime because lime is an oxide of calcium. (Oxide is oxygen + something)

Answer 2

Calcium gets its name from calcis, which is a Latin word that means lime

Answer 3

Calcium (Latin calx, meaning "limestone") was known as early as the first century when the Ancient Romans prepared lime as calcium oxide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium

Answer 4

Calcium was discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy at 1808 in England.

Origin of name: from the Latin word "calx" meaning "lime"

Answer 5

It comes from a Latin word named "Calx" which means lime.

Answer 6

calcium get its name in Latin means calx