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The name Scot to refer to the people who live in the north of the British Isles comes from the Latinised form of the name of an Irish tribe, the Scotti, who moved to the south-west of Scotland in the 6th century to form the Kingdom of Dalriada. When this was unified with Pictland by King Kenneth I MacAlpin, it became known as Scotland
A popular myth as to the origin of the Scotii's name is that a leader of the Scotii traveled south to Egypt, married an Egyptian princess called Scotia, but that all sounds rather fairy story to me
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∙ 14y agoScotch was the word originally applied to all things Scottish including people as well as food products. It was used widely in the 18th century deriving from the Anglicisation of Scottish and was used by Burns and later Sir Walter Scott. Scots or Scottish has now taken over for this leaving Scotch as only applying to Whisky specifically and other food items (Scotch egg, Scotch pancake, Scotch broth etc). In some parts of the world Scotch Whisky as opposed to Irish Whiskey has been shortened to just Scotch.
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∙ 15y agoIt is slang for "Scottish," which comes from "Scotland," which is a country.
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What types of liquor originate from scotland.?
Scotch and Drambouie come to mind.
What one word can link between hop and pancake?
scotch, hop scotch and scotch pancake.
Do you capitalize the word Scotch?
Yes, "Scotch" should be capitalized when referring to the nationality of people or things from Scotland. For example, "Scotch whisky" or "Scotch tape."
What is Scotch Gaelic word for Builder?
togalaiche
What is the French translation for sellotape?
The french word for sellotape is "ruban adhésif" or more frequently "Scotch / rouleau de Scotch / ruban Scotch" after the brand name.
Where does the word thank you originate?
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Does the word bolshy originate from the bolsheviks?
Yes, the word "bolshy" does originate from the "bolsheviks".
What is the french word for tape dispenser?
If you mean 'sticky tape' - un dérouleur de scotch/ un escargot de scotch
How many syllables in the word hopscotch?
Hop-scotch 2
Where did the word suds originate from?
The word 'suds' is believed to originate from the Middle Dutch word: sudse, meaning bog.
How many syllables does the word butterscotch have?
There are three syllables. But-ter-scotch.
Which word did not originate in France?
The word "hamburger" did not originate in France. It is derived from the German city of Hamburg.
