Etymology

platiniferous

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Today it means: yielding, or containing platinum Full definition →

English platinum ← Spanish platina ← Vulgar Latin *plattus
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  1. Vulgar Latin*plattus
  2. Spanishplata
  3. Spanishplatina
  4. Englishplatinum
  5. English todayplatiniferous

From platinum + -ferous.

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