Etymology

hexafluoroplatinate

Today it means: The univalent anion PtF₆⁻ prepared by reacting platinum hexafluoride with certain metals or other elements. Full definition →

English platinate ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  10. Latinfluō
  11. Latinfluor
  12. Englishfluoro-
  13. Englishplatinate
  14. English todayhexafluoroplatinate

From hexa- + fluoro- + platinate.

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