p 3 a 1 t 1 i 1 n 1 a 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
originBorrowed from Italian patina, from Latin patina (“dish, pan”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē), either from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread”) or from Pre-Greek. Doublet of paten, patena, and patine.
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