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Atomic/chemical symbols come from international names, wich come from greek and latin words.

Copper scientific name is Cuprum (from the name of Cyprus Island). So is Cu the atomic/chemical symbol of copper.

Ps.: Excuse me for my bad english.

because all elements on the periodic table are derived from Latin and the Latin word for copper is cuprum.

it's latin name is cuprum and they already used c for carbon so Cu for copper?

Btw it is Cu not U

it's derived from the latin cuprum, what means copper

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Because it latin it is Cuprum .most chemical names come from latin just btw

Latin cuprum

Many elements are originally from Latin and Greek names

Name comes from Latin word...CUPUROUS with Cu for abbrev.

It stole the "U" from Tungsten. That's why Tungsten has a "W" for its symbol.