Elements with names from Spanish

Platinum takes its name from the Spanish word platina, meaning 'little silver', used by 16th-century South American miners who at first dismissed the new metal as an inferior nuisance.

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No.	Symbol	Element	Original word	Meaning	Name source	Named by
78	Pt	Platinum	platina	Little silver	Properties

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Elements with names from Spanish

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