Where does “ferronickelplatinum” come from?

ferronickelplatinum (English) comes from English Nickel, from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ferronickelplatinum (English): A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal silver...

Definitions

  1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal silver...

Ancestry of “ferronickelplatinum”, step by step

ferronickelplatinum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Nickel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNickelA silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni
2SwedishNickelnickel (chemical element)
3Swedishkopparnickel—
4Germankupfernickelcupronickel
5Germankupfercopper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)
6Middle High Germankupfer—
7Old High Germankupfarcopper
8Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
9Latincȳprium—
10Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
11Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
12Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English platinum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplatinumThe chemical element with atomic number 78 and...
2Spanishplatinaplatinum; stage
3Spanishplataargent; silver; money
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύπρος →