Where does “tain” come from?

tain (French) comes from French étain, from Middle French estain, from Old French estain, from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom — tin.

tain (French): silvering; aluminium foil

Definitions

  1. silvering; aluminium foil

Ancestry of “tain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétaintin
2Middle Frenchestaintin
3Old Frenchestaintin
4Latinstannuman alloy of silver and lead; tin
5Proto-Celtic*stagnomtin
Every word from Proto-Celtic *stagnom →Every word from Latin stannum →Every word from Old French estain →