Etymology

stannum

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Today it means: tin Full definition →

Latin stannum ← Proto-Celtic *stagnom ← Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Celtic*stagnom
  3. Latinstannum
  4. English todaystannum

Borrowed from Latin stannum.

Words from the same roots

Latinstannum all →

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