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.

Nova Scotia (English): Nova Scotia peninsula

Definitions

  1. Nova Scotia peninsula

Ancestry of “Nova Scotia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinScotiaScotland
2Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
3Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “Nova Scotia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →
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