Where does “escoto” come from?

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

escoto (Portuguese): Gael member of an ethnic group of Ireland and western Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. Gael member of an ethnic group of Ireland and western Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Ancestry of “escoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinscotusErebus
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 →