Where does “σκοτία” come from?

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

σκοτία (Greek): scotia

Definitions

  1. scotia

Ancestry of “σκοτία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
2Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →