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Where does “stannum” come from?
stannum (English) comes from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom — tin.
stannum
(English): tin
Definitions
tin
Ancestry of “stannum”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
stannum
an alloy of silver and lead; tin
2
Proto-Celtic
*stagnom
tin
Words derived from “stannum”
stannoxane
ستانوم
stanum
distannoxane
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