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Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin stannum (“silver-tin alloy, tin”), of Celtic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
estanno m (usually uncountable)
- tin
c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 21v:Et otroſſi ſi lo mezclan con eſtanno torna negro. ⁊ ſi con plata lo mezclan recibe la blancura della ⁊ aſſi faz con cada metal.- And also, if they mix it with tin it becomes black, and if they mix it with silver it receives whiteness from it, and likewise with every metal.
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