………………… is the Latin name of silver.

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Argentum $(Ag)$ is the Latin name of silver.
Common metals have English names that are different from Latin - Argentum for silver, and Aurum for gold.
From the Indo-European root, arg, meaning 'white' or 'shining'.

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