Oh, it's Latin. That makes sense. Thanks for posting those! Turns out plumbum (lead) is the root word for plumbing, a reference to traditional waterworks being made of that metal. Funny, that's been cited as one of the contributing factors toward the fall of Rome, as it led to brain disorders that may have compounded over several generations. Yet the word has made its mark on even modern language.
Hey, good eye, I was wondering what the etymological connection was. I'm still confused about why they used such an odd chemical symbol for it, but there are quite a few elements that do that.
To Do: alchemy list.
And mercury is what drove hatters mad.
Oh, it's Latin. That makes sense. Thanks for posting those! Turns out plumbum (lead) is the root word for plumbing, a reference to traditional waterworks being made of that metal. Funny, that's been cited as one of the contributing factors toward the fall of Rome, as it led to brain disorders that may have compounded over several generations. Yet the word has made its mark on even modern language.
Pb = lead - plumbum
Ag = silver - argentum
Na = sodium - natrium
Hg = mercury - hydrargyrum
K = potassium - kalium
Sb = antimony - stibium
W = tungsten - wolfram (German)
As uselessness said elsewhere today, busted.
Tragically dorky is a great phrase, though.
Haha, those are awesome! And yet, tragically dorky. ;-)
An Olympic figure skater once had "GO4AU" as a license plate number. I think it was Debbie Thomas.
I believe the "aur" part comes from the original Latin for "gold," aurum.
When Barry Goldwater was running against Lyndon Johnson, there were bumper stickers proclaiming "I'm for AU H20." I had to look that one up.
Hey, good eye, I was wondering what the etymological connection was. I'm still confused about why they used such an odd chemical symbol for it, but there are quite a few elements that do that.
Notice the chemical symbol for Gold is Au.
To transform something into gold.