I'm studying fot my Science exam and we're expected to know the Latin names for 8 given elements. I know 7 of them... eg Aurum (gold), Ferrum (iron), Plumbum (lead), Stannum (tin) etc...
However, I cannot find what the Latin name for zinc is! All I can find out it that it's the 30th element and that its symbol is Zn. What is its Latin name though?
Help would be much appreciated!
-Tim :]
What is the Latin name for ZINC?
There was no Latin name for Zinc - the Romans did not know zinc as a separate element and never saw zinc metal, so there was no word to describe it.
'Zincum' dates from the 16th Century, but that is a German root word with a Latin-style ending.
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