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hydrargyrum (n.)
"mercury, quicksilver," 1560s, from Latin
hydrargyrus
, from Greek
hydrargyros
, from
hydr-
, stem of
hydor
"water" (see
water
(n.1)) +
argyros
"silver" (see
argent
). Hence the chemical abbreviation
Hg
for the element mercury.