Mercury is a latin word-it was the name for the roman god of messages, travel, thieves and luck (greek god Hermes). The planet Mercury was named after the god. If you are asking for the metal mercury, it would have come from the god's name, and it is unlikely that the romans had a specific word for that metal.
The Latin word for mercury is "hydrargyrum."
The root stem of the word "mercury" is "mercur-", which is derived from the Latin word "mercurius" referring to the Roman god Mercury.
Hyragyrum is the latin name of mercury(Hg)
The old name for Merury is hydrargyrum from hydr- meaning water and argyros meaning silver. Mercury is a liquid silvery metal and was, in fact, known as quicksilver. Anyway, the chemical symbol comes from hydrargyrum.
The name of the Latin messenger god is Mercury.
On the Periodic Table, the symbol for Mercury is "Hg." It comes from the Latin/Greek word, "hydrargyrum".
HydrargyrumThe symbol Hg is from the Latinised Greek phrase: Hydrargyrum,from "hydr-" meaning watery or runny and "argyros" meaning silver.(cit. from Wikipedia.en: 'Mercury element')
Mercurius - Planet, GodHydragyrum - MetalHydrargyrum is the Latinized name for Mercury or Quicksilver. Hydra means watery or runny and argyros refers to its silver colour. It is not really Latin but rather a mixture of Latin and Greek.Hydrargyrum, meaning 'liquid silver'; which is where its chemical symbol, Hg, comes from.
The name "mercury" comes from the Roman god Mercury, who was known for his speed and agility. The planet Mercury was named after this god because it moves quickly across the sky. The element mercury was also named after the planet, likely due to its fast-moving properties.
mercury
From the Greek god Mercury, messenger to the gods and was known for his speed; Hg from mercury's Latin name Hydrargyrum, which comes from the Greek word "hydrargyros" ("hydor" for water and "argyros" for silver).
Hermes' Latin name was mercury.