Where does “platina” come from?

platina (Spanish) comes from Spanish plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

platina (Spanish): platinum; stage

Definitions

  1. platinum; stage

Ancestry of “platina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplataargent; silver; money
2Vulgar Latinplattusflattened; flat; smooth
3Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “platina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →