Where does “platinaggio” come from?
platinaggio (Italian) comes from Italian platinare, from Italian platino, from Italian platina, from French platine, from French plat, from Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin plattus — flat.
Ancestry of “platinaggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | platinare | to platinize; to dye or bleach the hair platinum... |
| 2 | Italian | platino | platinum; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | platina | platen; Alternative form of platino; inflection... |
| 4 | French | platine | platinum; platter; turntable |
| 5 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 6 | Middle French | plat | flat |
| 7 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |