scoto-

¹ American  

1. a combining form meaning “darkness,” used in the formation of compound words.

   scotoma.

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Scoto- ² American  

1. a combining form representing Scots or Scottish in compound words.

   Scoto-Irish.

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Usage

What does scoto- mean? Scoto- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “darkness." It is used in medical and scientific terms.In some instances and when spelled with a capital letter, Scoto- stands for Scots or Scottish, as in Scoto-Irish.Scoto- comes from the Greek skótos, meaning “darkness.” This Greek root is unrelated to Scots, Scottish, and Scotland. Learn more about the origin of Scot at our entry for the word.

Etymology

Origin of scoto-¹

< Latin < Greek skoto- combining form of skótos darkness

Origin of Scoto-²

Combining form of Medieval Latin Scōtus Scot

Example Sentences

I daresay you know the house, next door to La Scoto’s house on the north side of Lung’ Arno; but the rooms we inhabit are south, and look over the whole country towards the sea, so that we are entirely out of the bustle and disagreeable puzzi, etc., of the town, and hardly know that we are so enveloped until we descend into the street.

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Lastly, among the names on Roman pottery, we have Scottus, Scoto, and Scotni, the last being a genitive, "Scotni manû."

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Marino, con gli argomenti del conte Sanvitale, e l’allegorie di don Lorenzo Scoto.

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George Ellis and Murray have been talking something about Scott and me, George pro Scoto—and very right too.

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Such-like, he will guard his schollers with faire armies of horse-men and foote-men in appearance, castles and fortes: Which all are but impressiones in the aire, easelie gathered by a spirite, drawing so neare to that substance himselfe: As in like maner he will learne them manie juglarie trickes at Gardes, dice, & such like, to deceiue mennes senses thereby: and such innumerable false practicques; which are prouen by ouer-manie in this age: As they who ar acquainted with that Italian called Scoto yet liuing, can reporte.

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