Where does the name sodium come from?

Answer 1

It came from the dust and rubble when earth was forming

Answer 2

Metallic alkaline element, 1807, coined by Eng. chemist Humphrey Davy from soda; so called because the element was isolated from caustic soda (sodium hydroxide).

Answer 3

Soda was an old english name for what is now called sodium carbonate, which was used for cleaning and soap making. Sodium comes from that root.

Answer 4

The first two letters of the Latin name of sodium, 'natrium', gives its symbol as Na.

Answer 5

The name sodium comes from the English word "soda" and the Latin word "sodanum," which means headache remedy, as it was historically used in the production of sodium carbonate (soda ash).