Where does “Scotia” come from?

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.

Scotia (English): Scotland

Definitions

  1. Scotland

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