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Where does “σκότος” come from?

σκότος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

σκότος (Ancient Greek): darkness, gloom

Definitions

  1. darkness, gloom

Ancestry of “σκότος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “σκότος”

  • scotoma
  • scotopic
  • scotia
  • scotosis
  • scotophase
  • scotophobia
  • skotomorphogenesis
  • skototropism
  • scotophobin
  • scotochromogenic
  • scotomy
  • scotoscope
  • scotoperiod
  • scotochromogen
  • scoto-
  • skoto-
  • scotophobic
  • scotophobe
  • scotogenic
  • scototherapy
  • scotomaphobia
  • scotophasic
  • scotic
  • scotino
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