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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

  1. Alternative form of Σκωτσέζος

Ancestry of “Σκοτσέζος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscozzeseScottish, Scots; Scotch; tartan
2ItalianScozia—
3LatinScotiaScotland
4Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
5Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
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