Where does “scotie” come from?

scotie (Romanian) comes from French scotie, from Latin Scotia, from Ancient Greek σκοτία, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scotie (Romanian): scotia

Definitions

  1. scotia

Ancestry of “scotie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscotie—
2LatinScotiaScotland
3Ancient Greekσκοτίαdarkness, gloom; scotia, cavetto, so called from...
4Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
6Proto-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 →