Where does “Nova Scotian” come from?
Nova Scotian (English) comes from English Nova Scotia, 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 Scotian (English): Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of Nova...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of Nova...
Ancestry of “Nova Scotian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Nova Scotia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Scotia | Scotland |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκοτία | darkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκότος | darkness, gloom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₃tos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |