Where does “platinumsmith” come from?
platinumsmith (English) comes from English platinum, 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.
platinumsmith (English): a worker in platinum, who makes platinum jewelry
Definitions
- a worker in platinum, who makes platinum jewelry
Ancestry of “platinumsmith”, step by step
platinumsmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English platinum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | platinum | The chemical element with atomic number 78 and... |
| 2 | Spanish | platina | platinum; stage |
| 3 | Spanish | plata | argent; silver; money |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via English Smith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Smith | (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) |
| 2 | Middle English | smiþ | Alternative form of smyth |
| 3 | Middle English | smyth | A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþ | smith |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | craftsman, smith |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |