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tain (n.)
[tain 词源字典]
"thin tin plate for mirrors, etc.," 1858, from French
tain
"tinfoil" (17c.), an alteration of
étain
"tin," from Latin
stagnum
,
stannum
"alloy of silver and lead," in Late Latin "tin" (see
stannic
).
[tain etymology, tain origin, 英语词源]