Where does “estaño” come from?
estaño (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish estanno, from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom.
estaño (Spanish): tin; solder
Ancestry of “estaño”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | estanno | tin |
| 2 | Latin | stannum | an alloy of silver and lead; tin |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *stagnom | — |
Words derived from “estaño”