Where does “スコットランド・ゲール語” come from?
スコットランド・ゲール語 (Japanese) comes from Japanese スコットランド, from English Scotland, from Middle English Scotland, from Old English Scotland, from Old English scott, from Latin scotus, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos — darkness, shadow.
スコットランド・ゲール語 (Japanese): the Scottish Gaelic language
Definitions
- the Scottish Gaelic language
Ancestry of “スコットランド・ゲール語”, step by step
スコットランド・ゲール語 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese スコットランド
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | スコットランド | Scotland; Britain |
| 2 | English | Scotland | referring to someone from Scotland |
| 3 | Middle English | Scotland | — |
| 4 | Old English | Scotland | Ireland", later also "Scotland |
| 5 | Old English | scott | A Scot |
| 6 | Latin | scotus | Erebus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκότος | darkness, gloom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₃tos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via Japanese ゲール語
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ゲール語 | a Goidelic language |