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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