Where does “êtain” come from?
êtain (Norman) comes from Old French estain, from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom.
êtain (Norman): pewter
Ancestry of “êtain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | estain | tin |
| 2 | Latin | stannum | an alloy of silver and lead; tin |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *stagnom | — |