English
Scotticism
Scotticism comes from Latin Scotticus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEScotticus
- Englishearliest quotation 1859Scotticism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEScotticus
- Englishearliest quotation 1859Scotticism
Earliest quotation: 1859, David Masson: “But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest…”
Every English word from Latin Scotticus
Today it means
noun A phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Scotticus / Scotticism