How did the element iron get its name?

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anor277
Jan 24, 2017

See this [site.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron)

Explanation:

According to the spray, the English word "iron" derives ultimately from Proto-Germanic "isarnan" which is also the source of the German name "Eisen", which possibly means "strong".

Of course the Fe chemical symbol derives from the Latin "ferrum".

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