Where does “Nueva Escocia” come from?
Nueva Escocia (Spanish) comes from Spanish nueva, from Spanish nuevo, from Old Spanish nuevo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Ancestry of “Nueva Escocia”, step by step
Nueva Escocia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish nueva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nueva | feminine singular of nuevo; news, novelty |
| 2 | Spanish | nuevo | new; brand new, all-new; fresh |
| 3 | Old Spanish | nuevo | — |
| 4 | Latin | novus | new, novel; fresh, young; recent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nowos | new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *néwos | — |
via Latin Nova Scotia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Nova Scotia | — |