Where does “Écosse” come from?

Écosse (French) comes from Middle French Escosse, from Old French Escoce, 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 “Écosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchEscosse—
2Old FrenchEscoce—
3LatinScotiaScotland
4Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
5Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “Écosse”

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