Where does “platinico” come from?
platinico (Italian) comes from Italian platina, 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.
platinico (Italian): platinic
Definitions
- platinic
Ancestry of “platinico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | platina | platen; Alternative form of platino; inflection... |
| 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 |