An alloy of silver and lead, or, later, tin. It is the source of the chemical symbol for tin - Sn.
The word stannum actually means "to drip". It refers to how easily tin melts. For verification, please refer to the related link.
Stola, a Roman tunic-dress for women (in the accusative/direct object case).
Tin - the Latin is stannum- think SN .
Sn is the symbol for tin. (from Latin: stannum)
Because the Latin word is StaNnum
It's an abbreviation of the Latin for tin; stannum.
the origin of the symbol Sn comes from the Latin word "stannum" meaning "tin"
Stannum is tin in Latin.
The Latin for tin is Stannum. SN is the abbreviation for that word.
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If you mean How did tin get it's name, then the answer comes from the Latin word stannum, a name for the element tin. (Tin's chemical symbol is Sn, coming from the word stannum) . :P
stannum = tin
The Sn is for Tin's Latin name, Stannum,