Where does “scoto-” come from?

scoto- (English) comes from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scoto- (English): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “scoto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “scoto-”

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