Where does “Platinmetall” come from?
Platinmetall (German) comes from German Platin, 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 — flat.
Platinmetall (German): platinum metal
Definitions
- platinum metal
Ancestry of “Platinmetall”, step by step
Platinmetall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Platin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Platin | platinum |
| 2 | French | platine | platinum; platter; turntable |
| 3 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 4 | Middle French | plat | flat |
| 5 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via German metall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | metall | metal |
| 2 | Italian | metallo | metal |
| 3 | Spanish | metal | metal |
| 4 | Old Spanish | metal | metal |
| 5 | Old French | métal | metal material |
| 6 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |