If they put “Fe” on it, too many people would boycott it for gendering the cereal.
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LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Fe
Of course that’s iron. What, is that a Latin root or something?
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It’s latin for Female Iron. Remember everything was gendered in the world of Romantic Romans
Yax@feddit.de 2 months ago
Yup, ferrum is the Latin word.
Resol@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Good thing I speak French, it won’t ever get me confused. In French, iron is called “fer”. Also, copper is “cuivre”, which also matches its periodic table symbol of Cu. Same can be said for lead: “plomb”.
Unfortunately, there’s quite a few that also don’t match the symbol, some aren’t even in English. I always hated how nitrogen is called “azote” in French.
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Azides are nitrogen compounds though, so still usefully to know.
Resol@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m glad I know this now.