It doesn't have one. Scandium was named by its Swedish discoverer for Scandinavia.
What is the Latin name for the element scandium?
Scandia - referring to Scandinavia where it was found
Reply:Discovered in Scandanavia.
Reply:Scandium was named for the Scandinavian peninsula. There is no Latin name for it.
Reply:Scandium comes from the Latin "Scandia" meaning Scandinavia.
Scandium doesn't have a Latin name per se because scandium wasn't discovered during the period when people spoke Latin. It wasn't found until 1879 and wasn't isolated until 1937.
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