Where does “staniu” come from?

staniu (Romanian) comes from Italian stagno, from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.

staniu (Romanian): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “staniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstagnotin, a metallic element; pond, water hole; tarn
2Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- →Every word from Latin stagnum →Every word from Italian stagno →