estanno
Old Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin stannum (“silver-tin alloy, tin”), of Celtic origin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editestanno 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.
Descendants
edit- Spanish: estaño