The periodic table of the elements is based on Latin names. The Latin word for gold is "aurum."
The Latin name for gold, aurum (glowing dawn), is the source of the chemical symbol Au.
It is Au, for Aurum.
The Latin word for gold is aurum, the beginning of which is au, therefore the symbol from gold is au :) i actually had this question on a test today :P
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The Latin word is aurum. =)
It comes from the Latin name of gold which is aurum.
"Au" means gold (from the Latin aurum)
Aurum.
Gold.
The chemcal symbol for gold is Au. This sands for aurum, a Latin word for gold.
The English name for the Latin word aurum is gold.
The scientific name for gold is "aurum," which comes from the Latin word for gold. It is represented by the symbol "Au" on the periodic table, derived from the Latin word "aurum."
Au is an abbreviation of the Latin word aurum which translates as gold.
Au is the elemental symbol for gold, from the Latin name for gold, aurum.
Aurum.
Aurum.