Chagag חגג Ancient Hebrew.

Ancient names for elements. For instance Thales suggested in the 7th century BCE that water was the ultimate. As of now Germanic countries use the word kalium and English speaking countries use the word potassium. This term is used in later Christian tradition as a name for an evil angel associated with lawlessness and lust.

Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning work. By Holly Riordan Updated May 15 2018. Old Norse element meaning awe terror.

Hebrew word meaning to hold a festival to hold a feast. In ancient Greece discussion of the elements in the context of searching for an arche first principle predated Empedocles by several centuries. A few elements have symbols derived from their Latin names as given in the table below.

The name was chosen due to the similarities between niobium and the element tantalum. Latin Italian and Spanish word meaning beautiful. Many elements have their symbol derived from either the first letter eg H for Hydrogen or the first two letters eg He for Helium of their names.

This term is used in later Christian tradition as a name for an evil angel associated with lawlessness and lust. Selene symbolSe Helium Chromium Ancient name. Old High German word meaning axle.

114 rows Elements known by their ancient names or variations. Germanic element meaning edge of a sword blade. 123 rows The Americas where the element was first synthesised by analogy with its.