Etymology

eka-platinum

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English platinum ← Spanish platina ← Vulgar Latin *plattus
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  1. Englisheka-
  2. Vulgar Latin*plattus
  3. Spanishplata
  4. Spanishplatina
  5. Englishplatinum
  6. English todayeka-platinum

From eka- + platinum.

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