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.
Sn is the symbol for tin. (from Latin: stannum)
The Latin word for tin is "stannum."
Because the Latin word is StaNnum
Stannum is tin in Latin.
Stannum
Stannum
It's an abbreviation of the Latin for tin; stannum.
The Latin for tin is Stannum. SN is the abbreviation for that word.
the origin of the symbol Sn comes from the Latin word "stannum" meaning "tin"
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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
The name "tin" comes from the Old English word "tin," which is derived from the Latin word "stannum." The Latin word "stannum" may have originated from a pre-Indo-European source.