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latin for silver, and the reason its chemical symbol isn't just a lazy s.
means the latin (and chemical) name for silver, element 47, symbol ag.
from from proto-indo-european arg-, meaning shining or white, the same root that gave greek arguros — the metal was named for its gleam long before anyone got around to atomic numbers.
chemical symbolag, straight from argentum
country clueargentina means land of silver
root meaningpie root arg- means shining white
atomic number47, discovered since ancient times