Where does “Scotlander” come from?
Scotlander (English) comes from English Scotland, from Middle English Scotland, from Old English Scotland, from Old English scott, from Latin scotus, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Scotlander (English): A person from Scotland or of Scottish descent; a...
Definitions
- A person from Scotland or of Scottish descent; a...
Ancestry of “Scotlander”, step by step
Scotlander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Scotland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scotland | referring to someone from Scotland |
| 2 | Middle English | Scotland | — |
| 3 | Old English | Scotland | Ireland", later also "Scotland |
| 4 | Old English | scott | A Scot |
| 5 | Latin | scotus | Erebus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκότος | darkness, gloom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₃tos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |