Where does “platinaryhmä” come from?

platinaryhmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish platina, 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.

platinaryhmä (Finnish): platinum group

Definitions

  1. platinum group

Ancestry of “platinaryhmä”, step by step

platinaryhmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish platina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplatinaplatinum
2Spanishplatinaplatinum; stage
3Spanishplataargent; silver; money
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Finnish ryhmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryhmägroup; team; squad
2Proto-Finnicrühmägroup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →