Grundstoffer med navne fra Latin
Latin gav os mange af de ældste grundstofnavne: aurum, argentum, plumbum og ferrum overlever stadig som de kemiske symboler Au, Ag, Pb og Fe. Latin gav også 1700- og 1800-tallets nyskabelser som radium (fra radius, stråle), silicium (fra silex, flint) og selen (fra selene, Månen).
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Navnekilde
Oprindelsessprog
| Nr | Symbol | Grundstof | Original word | Meaning | Navnekilde | Opkaldt af |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | C | Carbon | carbo | Charcoal | Properties | |
| 9 | F | Fluor | fluere | To flow | Properties | Humphry Davy, André-Marie Ampère |
| 13 | Al | Aluminium | alumen | Bitter salt | Properties | Humphry Davy (1812) |
| 14 | Si | Silicium | silex | Flint | Mineral | Thomas Thomson (1817) |
| 16 | S | Svovl | sulpur | Brimstone | Properties | |
| 20 | Ca | Calcium | calx | Lime | Mineral | |
| 21 | Sc | Scandium | Scandia | Scandinavia | Place | |
| 25 | Mn | Mangan | magnes | Magnet | Properties | |
| 29 | Cu | Kobber | cuprum | From Cyprus | Place | |
| 31 | Ga | Gallium | Gallia | France / Gaul | Place | |
| 32 | Ge | Germanium | Germania | Germany | Place | |
| 37 | Rb | Rubidium | rubidus | Dark red | Properties | |
| 44 | Ru | Ruthenium | Ruthenia | Russia | Place | |
| 48 | Cd | Cadmium | cadmia | Calamine | Mineral | Friedrich Stromeyer (1817) |
| 49 | In | Indium | indicum | Indigo | Properties | |
| 52 | Te | Tellur | tellus | Earth | Astronomical body | Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1798) |
| 55 | Cs | Cæsium | caesius | Sky blue | Properties | |
| 58 | Ce | Cerium | Ceres | Ceres (dwarf planet) | Astronomical body | Jöns Jacob Berzelius |
| 67 | Ho | Holmium | Holmia | Holmia (Stockholm) | Place | Per Teodor Cleve (1879) |
| 71 | Lu | Lutetium | Lutetia | Paris (Lutetia) | Place | Georges Urbain (1907) |
| 72 | Hf | Hafnium | Hafnia | Copenhagen (Hafnia) | Place | |
| 75 | Re | Rhenium | Rhenus | Rhine river | Place | |
| 80 | Hg | Kviksølv | Mercurius | Mercury (planet) | Astronomical body | |
| 84 | Po | Polonium | Polonia | Poland | Place | Pierre Curie, Marie Curie |
| 86 | Rn | Radon | radius | From radium | Properties | |
| 87 | Fr | Francium | Francia | France | Place | |
| 88 | Ra | Radium | radius | Ray | Properties | |
| 92 | U | Uran | Uranus | Uranus (planet) | Astronomical body | |
| 93 | Np | Neptunium | Neptunus | Neptune (planet) | Astronomical body | |
| 94 | Pu | Plutonium | Pluto | Pluto (planet) | Astronomical body | |
| 108 | Hs | Hassium | Hassia | Hesse (state) | Place | GSI |