Where does “estaño” come from?
estaño (Galician) comes from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.
estaño (Galician): tin
Ancestry of “estaño”, step by step
estaño traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin stagnum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | stagnum | pond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂g- | to seep drip; to seep, drip |
via Latin stannum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | stannum | an alloy of silver and lead; tin |
| 2 | Celtic | unknown | — |
Words derived from “estaño”