Where does “Nuova Scozia” come from?

Nuova Scozia (Italian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Nuova Scozia”, step by step

Nuova Scozia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Scozia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Scozia	scotia type of molding
2	Latin	Scotia	Scotland
3	Ancient Greek	σκοτία	darkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
4	Ancient Greek	σκότος	darkness, gloom
5	Proto-Indo-European	skh₃tos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ḱeh₃-	darkness, shadow

via Italian nuova

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	nuova	news; feminine singular of nuovo

via Latin Nova Scotia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Nova Scotia	—

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