Where does “Nova Scotia” come from?

Nova Scotia (Finnish) 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.

Ancestry of “Nova Scotia”, 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

Words derived from “Nova Scotia”

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