• Taniwha420@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    No. The Latin ending -ium designates that something comes from a place. Like, magnesium was originally found in Magnesia. Aluminia is not a place. It’s name is derived from the Latin word ‘alumen’ for aluminum oxide.

    This is what happens when you let people read the Bible in English.

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      8 months ago

      The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element.