Where does “staen” come from?
staen (Breton) comes from Old French estain, from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom.
staen (Breton): tin
Ancestry of “staen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | estain | tin |
| 2 | Latin | stannum | an alloy of silver and lead; tin |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *stagnom | — |