Where does “staen” come from?

staen (Breton) comes from Old French estain, from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom — tin.

staen (Breton): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “staen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestaintin
2Latinstannuman alloy of silver and lead; tin
3Proto-Celtic*stagnomtin
Every word from Proto-Celtic *stagnom →Every word from Latin stannum →Every word from Old French estain →