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Where does “Sn” come from?
Sn (Translingual) comes from Latin stannum, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom — tin.
Ancestry of “Sn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
stannum
an alloy of silver and lead; tin
2
Proto-Celtic
*stagnom
tin
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