Question

which substance has a chemical symbol that is derived from a latin name

Answer 1

iron

Answer 2

silver, gold

Answer 3

i'm sure theres more

Answer 4

It's quite a list :)
these are mosty elements with an abbreviation that is not logical to the english name:
English name|Abrev|Latin name
-Iron (Fe) = Ferrum
-Lead (Pb) = Blumbum
-nitrogen (N) = Nitrogenium
-hydrogen (H) = Hydrogenium
-Oxygen (O) = Oxygenium
-Potassium (K) = Kalium
-Copper (Cu) = Cuprum
-Sodium (Na) = Natrium
-Gold (Au) = Aurum
-Silver (Ag) = Argentum
-Tin (Sn) = Stannum
-Mercury (Hg) = Hydrargyrum
-Antimony (Sb) = Stibium

We actually had to know the latin name of these elements in 9th grade (long time ago) in order to understand why the elements had such abbreviations :P

Answer 5

Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Oxygen do have logical abbreviations by the way, just as most other elements that are not in this list

Answer 6

thats quite the list, dude. (Y)

Answer 7

sexy... Ferrum Femme!