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Where does “stannum” come from?

stannum (English) comes from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom.

stannum (English): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “stannum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstannuman alloy of silver and lead; tin
2Proto-Celtic*stagnom—

Words derived from “stannum”

  • ستانوم
  • stanum
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