It is interesting to note that Lanthanum, Molybdenum and Platinum are all names of elements that are recognized by British chemists. These names do not end in "ium" but only "um". It is also interesting to note that the 13th element on the periodic table could have properly been called Aluminum if it had been named by the Romans. Indeed the elements Argentum, Aurum, Cuprum, Ferrum, Hydrargyrum, Plumbum, and Stannum are all Latin names for elements from which their recognized elemental symbols are derived. Had the Romans coined the word "Aluminium" then it would have meant a venue at which activities relating to (presumably) light would have occurred as in a Gymnasium, Auditorium, Stadium, Colloquium, Planetarium, Podium, Sanatorium, Aquarium etc. Otherwise, it might have been a factory where "aluminum" is purified.
