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Where does “platinique” come from?

platinique (French) comes from French platine, 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.

platinique (French): platinic

Definitions

  1. platinic

Ancestry of “platinique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplatineplatinum; platter; turntable
2Frenchplatflat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat...
3Middle Frenchplat—
4Old Frenchplata footbridge
5Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
6Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “platinique”

  • chloroplatinique
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →