Where does “Escosse” come from?

Escosse (Middle French) comes from Old French Escoce, 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 “Escosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchEscoce
2LatinScotiaScotland
3Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
4Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “Escosse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tosEvery word from Ancient Greek σκότος