Etymology

scoto-

Today it means: darkness Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκότος
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scoto- · prefix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκότος“darkness”
  2. English todayscoto-

From Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”). By surface analysis, scot- + -o-.

Scoto- · prefix2

  1. Latin · borrowed fromScōto-
  2. English todayScoto-

From Latin Scōto-, from Scōtus (“Scottish; a Scot”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσκότος all →

scotic

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