Where does “Nova Scotia” come from?
Nova Scotia (English) comes from Latin Scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “Nova Scotia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Scotia | Scotland |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκοτία | darkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκότος | darkness, gloom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₃tos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “Nova Scotia”