Silver The name silver is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word siolfur or seolfor which simply means silver. The variations: seolfor, silfer, and selver were used in Middle English. These words then evolved into the modern English word silver from about the 1500s onwards. The chemical symbol for silver is Ag, which is derived from the Latin word argentum. Silver [...]

Gold The name gold is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ǵʰelh₃-, meaning "yellow" or "to shine". Over time, this root evolved into the Germanic word gulþą (precious metal) and the English word geolu (yellow). Later evolving into the modern English word Gold. The chemical symbol for gold is Au, which comes from the Latin [...]