{"id":3510,"date":"2024-08-17T16:45:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T16:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2024-08-17T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T17:37:46","slug":"celtic-pathways-tin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3510","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Tin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Tin\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-08-17T16:45:40+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode, we're looking into the Celtic roots of some Romance tins.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *stagnos means tin and probably comes from the Proto-Indo-European *sth\u2082g\u02b0-n\u00f3-s (standing, firm), from *steh\u2082- (to stand) [source]. \n\nRelated words in...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5969\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3510-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3510-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tin.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode, we&#8217;re looking into the Celtic roots of some Romance tins.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/friedwater\/8108747206\/in\/photolist-dmxs3j-2kZWUvJ-8ckD56-cjpTtG-2orY1Wj-2n1rPWg-2os1Tut-qmWL6F-2mZYULF-2ntENzm-2n64aq2-4AnkL5-2n16vGs-2n6aL4L-2k6fg82-2mZYUDG-2n15fna-2n64ajv-2ndxiWM-2n18ec5-2n64auk-2n64afT-2nhGgND-26vKKDG-2hXqLCo-2k6fS19-2kjnM9V-2k6ffQP-2n16vKJ-CDRnHz-2hXrNB7-2ndsbqf-2hXqLR4-2n69BKH-2n698Jv-2hXrNzi-2k6fRyn-2n16vvW-2k6ffCe-2hRY9Bz-2k6fRUN-2mZYURk-5ZZDeA-2k6ffYE-e6vm3p-2mvMSEf-2k6fRRS-2k6ffDb-2hkTLdd-9kHZCa\" title=\"french tinned butter biscuits\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8333\/8108747206_43e4e086c9_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"french tinned butter biscuits\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*stagnos<\/strong> means tin and probably comes from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*sth\u2082g\u02b0-n\u00f3-s<\/em> (standing, firm), from <em>*steh\u2082-<\/em> (to stand) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/stagnos\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>st\u00e1n<\/strong> = tin, tin vessel in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>staoin<\/strong> [sd\u026f\u02d0n\u032a\u02b2] = tin, pewter in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>stainney<\/strong> = tin, can, tin-plate in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>(y)staen<\/strong> [\u02c8(\u0259)sta\u0268\u032fn] = tin, pewter in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>sten<\/strong> [st\u025b\u02d0n \/ ste\u02d0n] = tin in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>staen<\/strong> [\u02c8st\u025b\u02d0n] = tin in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Words from the same Celtic roots, via Gaulish <strong>*stagnom<\/strong> (tin) and Latin <em>stannum<\/em> (tin, silver-lead alloy), include <strong>estany<\/strong> (tin) in Catalan, <strong>\u00e9tain<\/strong> (tin) in French,  <strong>stagno<\/strong> (tin) in Italian, and <strong> estanho<\/strong> (tin) in Portuguese [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Galician_words_of_Celtic_origin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>I forgot to mention in the recording that the symbol for the element tin is <strong>Sn<\/strong>, which comes from Latin <em>stannum<\/em>, and the English words such as <strong>stannary<\/strong> (of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall), and <strong>stanniferous<\/strong> (containing or producing the metal tin) come from the same roots [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/stanno-#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>cost<\/strong>, <strong>distant<\/strong>, <strong>estate<\/strong>,  <strong>instant<\/strong>, <strong>obstinate<\/strong>, <strong>stand<\/strong>, <strong>stem<\/strong> and <strong>stool<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*steh%E2%82%82-\">source<\/a>], and words from <strong>heel<\/strong> in Celtic languages, such as <strong>sawdl<\/strong> in Welsh and <strong>s\u00e1il<\/strong> in Irish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sawdl#Welsh\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the word <strong>tin<\/strong> comes from  Middle English <em>tyn(ne)<\/em> (tin), from Old English <em>tin<\/em> (tin), from Proto-Germanic <em>*tin\u0105<\/em> (tin), probably from a pre-Indo-European language [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/tin#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>More about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/06\/02\/tin\/\">Tin<\/a> and related tools in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a>. 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Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Tin\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-08-17T16:45:40+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode, we're looking into the Celtic roots of some Romance tins.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *stagnos means tin and probably comes from the Proto-Indo-European *sth\u2082g\u02b0-n\u00f3-s (standing, firm), from *steh\u2082- (to stand) [source]. \n\nRelated words in...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5970\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3510-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3510-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/tin.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tin.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode, we&#8217;re looking into the Celtic roots of some Romance tins. The Proto-Celtic word *stagnos means tin and probably comes from the Proto-Indo-European *sth\u2082g\u02b0-n\u00f3-s (standing, firm), from *steh\u2082- (to stand) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: st\u00e1n = tin, tin vessel in Irish staoin [sd\u026f\u02d0n\u032a\u02b2] = tin, pewter in Scottish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,115,122,37,20,56,23,6,12,4,50,36,58,11,55,1,27,94,57,59,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-catalan-catala","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-irish","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-middle-english","category-music","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3514,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3510\/revisions\/3514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}