Where does “platino” come from?
platino (Spanish) comes from Spanish platina, from Spanish plata, from Vulgar Latin plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
platino (Spanish): Platine; platinum
Ancestry of “platino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | platina | platinum; stage |
| 2 | Spanish | plata | argent; silver; money |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |