Where does “estañar” come from?

estañar (Spanish) comes from Spanish estaño, from Old Spanish estanno, from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom — tin.

estañar (Spanish): to tin

Definitions

  1. to tin

Ancestry of “estañar”, step by step

estañar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish estaño

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestañotin; solder
2Old Spanishestannotin
3Latinstannuman alloy of silver and lead; tin
4Proto-Celtic*stagnomtin

via Galician estaño

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianestañotin
2Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip
Every word from Proto-Celtic *stagnom →Every word from Latin stannum →Every word from Old Spanish estanno →