Scot
/ˈskɒt/ · noun
Meaning
- A person born in or native to Scotland.
- A surname
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.
- A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.
- A fury; a fit of temper.
Etymology / origin
From Old English Scottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scotti (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.
- Scotti(la-lat)→
- Scottas(Old English)→
- Scot (English)
- Relations: der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- skotti(Finnish) (bor)
- skots(Latvian) (uder)
- sceot(Old English) (cog)
- Škot(Serbo-Croatian) (bor)
- Škót(Slovak) (bor)
- Mskoti(Swahili) (bor)
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