Where does “Σκοτσέζος” come from?
Σκοτσέζος (Greek) comes from Italian scozzese, from Italian Scozia, from Latin Scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Σκοτσέζος (Greek): Alternative form of Σκωτσέζος
Definitions
- Alternative form of Σκωτσέζος
Ancestry of “Σκοτσέζος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | scozzese | Scottish, Scots; Scotch; tartan |
| 2 | Italian | Scozia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Scotia | Scotland |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοτία | darkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκότος | darkness, gloom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₃tos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |