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Translingual
Etymology
From the New Latin hydrargyrum (“mercury”), form of hydrargyrus, from Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros, “quicksilver”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) (whence hydro-) + ἄργῠρος (árguros, “silver”) (cognate to Ag (“symbol for silver”)). Compare quicksilver.
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