Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “estain” come from?

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

estain (Middle French): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “estain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestaintin
2Latinstannuman alloy of silver and lead; tin
3Proto-Celtic*stagnom—

Words derived from “estain”

  • tain
  • étain
  • organoétain
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