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Where does “platine” come from?

platine (French) comes from French plat, from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

platine (French): platinum; platter; turntable

Definitions

  1. platinum; platter; turntable

Ancestry of “platine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplatflat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat...
2Middle Frenchplat—
3Old Frenchplata footbridge
4Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “platine”

  • platen
  • platina
  • platino
  • platinare
  • platinatura
  • platinico
  • platinifero
  • chloroplatinique
  • platinique
  • platinectomie
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