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

  1. Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of Nova...

Ancestry of “Nova Scotian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNova ScotiaNova Scotia peninsula
2LatinScotiaScotland
3Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
4Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →