Where does “tin” come from?

tin (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu têm, from Portuguese ter, from Old Portuguese tẽer, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tin (Papiamentu): to have; to possess; there are

Definitions

to have; to possess; there are

Ancestry of “tin”, step by step

tin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu têm

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kabuverdianu	têm	to have; to possess; there are
2	Portuguese	ter	to have; must; to have to; there be
3	Old Portuguese	tẽer	—
4	Latin	teneō	to hold, have; to grasp
5	Proto-Italic	tenēō	to hold
6	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

via Spanish tener

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	tener	to have, possess; to have, possess, to be; to...
2	Old Spanish	tener	to have; to possess

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →