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Where does “scott” come from?

scott (Old English) comes from Latin scotus, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “scott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscotus—
2Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “scott”

  • scot
  • scott
  • scot
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