Etymograph

English

hexafluoroplatinate

From hexa- + fluoro- + platinate.

A compound of hexa- + fluoro- + platinate

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English hexa-

Latin fluō ‘to flow, stream, pour’

Latin fluor ‘flow’

English fluoro-

Today it means

noun The univalent anion PtF₆⁻ prepared by reacting platinum hexafluoride with certain metals or other elements.

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Etymograph / hexafluoroplatinate