The Latin word for gold is aurum, the beginning of which is au, therefore the symbol from gold is au :) i actually had this question on a test today :P
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Some chemical symbols come from the an element's name in another language. In the case of gold Au comes from the Latin name for gold: aurum.
Au is the atomic symbol for the element Gold. Au is technically 100% gold, because Au only stands for gold, and no other element.
AU is the symbol for gold... 925 refers to the purity of that particular piece...
The Latin name for gold, aurum (glowing dawn), is the source of the chemical symbol Au.
Auram is a Latin word for gold that is why in the periodic table the symbol for gold is Au