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Where does “estaño” come from?

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

estaño (Spanish): tin; solder

Definitions

  1. tin; solder

Ancestry of “estaño”, step by step

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

Words derived from “estaño”

  • estañar
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