Where does “پلاتین” come from?
پلاتین (Ottoman Turkish) 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.
پلاتین (Ottoman Turkish): platinum, a malleable and highly unreactive metal of silverish-white color
Definitions
- platinum, a malleable and highly unreactive metal of silverish-white color
Ancestry of “پلاتین”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | platine | platinum; platter; turntable |
| 2 | French | plat | flat; a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat... |
| 3 | Middle French | plat | flat |
| 4 | Old French | plat | a footbridge |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |