scoto-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “darkness,” used in the formation of compound words:
scotoma.
Origin
< Latin < Greek skoto- combining form of skótos darkness
Scoto-
1
a combining form representing Scots, or Scottish, in compound words:
Scoto-Irish.
Origin
combining form of Medieval Latin Scōtus Scot
1971 Nature 6 Aug. 401/2 Bovines restrained inside environmentally controlled stalls (24 {pm} 3° C; 70 {pm} 7% relative humidity; 12 h photophase: 12 h scotophase per 24 h photocycle).
1975 Ibid. 25 Dec. 711/2We considered whether the insects perceive the actual duration of photo⁓phases (or scotophases).
1938 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Apr. 372Photo-phobia (in some animals) sufficiently strong to make them go always to D; the opposite trait, ‘a-photo-phobia’ or ‘scoto-phobia’ being present in an equal proportion of the animals.
1971 New Scientist 3 June 559/3 The scotophobic effect seems to be very specific for this structure.
scoto-
combining form
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Scotus Scottish
1. : Scotch
< Scoto-Celtic >
2. : Scotch and
< Scoto-Irish >
1.
< Scoto-Celtic >
2.
< Scoto-Irish >
scoto-skoto-
Prefix
- darkness
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”).
Derived terms
English words prefixed with scoto-