Ferrum is the Latin equivalent of 'iron'. It's the word from which the symbol for iron is derived. Its symbol is 'Fe', which is taken from the first two letters of the word in Latin.
Na, the symbol for sodium. Natrium is the Latin name of sodium.
the symbol Fe is derived from iron's latin name "Ferrum" like other elements with symbols far from the element name like potassium's symbol is K meaning "Kalium" or tin's symbol is Sn for "Stannum". we studied that, i actually have a list of all elements with those kind of symbols. if you want the complete list, email me: cloicuaderno@yahoo.com -cloi
Iron (from the latin, ferrum)
Ferrum (Latin for Iron) That's why Iron's symbol on the Periodic Table Of Elements is Fe. Some people say it's original name is Ferminum, but that's just another name for Scandium. Hope this helped.
Sn is the element that derived its symbol from the Latin word stannum. This element has an atomic number of 50.
"Fe" is the symbol for ironas the old latin name for the metal is "ferrum"
The abbreviation comes from the latin term ferrum.
The symbol Pb comes from the Latin word "plumbum."
Na, the symbol for sodium. Natrium is the Latin name of sodium.
the symbol Fe is derived from iron's latin name "Ferrum" like other elements with symbols far from the element name like potassium's symbol is K meaning "Kalium" or tin's symbol is Sn for "Stannum". we studied that, i actually have a list of all elements with those kind of symbols. if you want the complete list, email me: cloicuaderno@yahoo.com -cloi
It comes from the Latin name for iron, 'ferrum.'
Iron got its chemical symbol, Fe, from the Latin word 'ferrum' which means 'iron.' Before the 20th century, Latin was the common language of science. The same word gives us 'ferrous,' as in 'ferrous metals'. Other chemical symbols from Latin that are not obviously connected with the modern names are Ag - Silver, from 'argentum' Hg - Mercury, from 'hydragyrum' ('water-silver') Sn - Tin, from 'stannum' Au - Gold, from 'aurum'
Iron (from the latin, ferrum)
The symbol "Fe" for iron comes from the Latin word for iron, "ferrum."
The symbol for the element iron is Fe. Ferrous is the latin for Iron - Fe is the abbreviated letters for this latin word. Hence the chemical symbol for iron is Fe from its latin origination. Fe is the abbreviation for ferrum, which is Latin for iron. The word also gives us "ferrous" meaning "containing iron". It comes from the Latin as in ferrous etc.
Latin adjective "ferreus" means: iron, hard, ferrous, cruel, unfeeling, heartless
It's short for "ferrum," the Latin word for iron.