Already knew that #plumbers drew their professional name from #lead (Pb, plumbum in #latin ) but just realized it’s also the case for farriers (people who shoe horses) and #iron (Fe, ferum in Latin). Are there others? #chemistry #etymology #the_more_you_know
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