Where does “platin” come from?

platin (Albanian) comes from Spanish platina, from Spanish plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

platin (Albanian): platinum

Definitions

  1. platinum

Ancestry of “platin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplatinaplatinum; stage
2Spanishplataargent; silver; money
3Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
4Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →