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The Latin Name of Mercury is Hydrargyrum that is why it's symbol is Hg.

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Latin name for Mercury?

Hyragyrum is the latin name of mercury(Hg)


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Hermes' Latin name was mercury.


What is mercury latin name?

hydrargyrum


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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.


Why does Mercury have the chemical symbol Hg?

It is based off the latin name Hydrargyrum


What is the name Hg?

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