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Is The names of all the elements are derived from ancient Greek and Latin?
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What is the Greek root of probability?
Probability is derived from Latin, not Greek.Probability is derived from Latin, not Greek.Probability is derived from Latin, not Greek.Probability is derived from Latin, not Greek.
Why elements have different symbols?
Sometimes symbols are derived from the latin or greek name of the elements Sodium Latin: Natrium Symbol: Na
How were the chemical elements named?
The elements of chemistry have been named in a variety of ways. Often, element names are derived from words of ancient languages, such as Latin and Ancient Greek. In other cases, element names are derived from the names of the people that discovered them, or people with a notable relation to the element.
Why do some elements have weird abbreviations?
Usually, the abbreviations for elements are derived from the ancient Latin language. For example: Pound is abbreviated to lb, and pound in Latin is "libra."
Does the word tavern derive from Latin or Greek?
Tavern comes from the Latin word, "taverna". It is unique to Latin, rather than originating in ancient Greek. Interestingly, however, the modern Greek language does use the word "taverna", but it was incorporated into modern Greek from Latin (and Romance languages) instead of having been derived from ancient Greek.
What is Germans source language?
As with English, there are many source languages, but mainly German is derived from Latin, Ancient Greek and Ancient Germanic.
What does the word police stand for?
It's derived from Medieval French, which in turn was derived from Latin (politia - civil administration), and was further derived from ancient Greek (Polis - city).
Which ancient cultures contributed to the medical terminology used today?
Latin and Greek are the two ancient languages from which many medical terms are derived.
Why do you call iron Fe?
Like many elements its symbol is derived from its ancient (Latin) name; in this case ferrous or ferric.
What is the origin of archeologist?
The word is from Late Latin 'archaeologia' meaning a study of what is ancient, There is also a Greek word 'arkhaiologia' derived from 'arkhaios' meaning ancient or beginning
Is DECA Greek or latin?
It is derived from the Greek Deka meaning ten
Is any of Latin derived from Greek?
Latin borrowed a large number of words from Greek, but it's not accurate to say that Latin itself is derived from Greek. The two languages are separate developments from a common source, which is known today as Proto-Indo-European. ?????? YOU CAN SAY THAT BUT I KNOW PEOPLE WHO CAN PROVE THAT A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THE LATIN WORDS ARE DERIVED FROM GREEK
