Etymology

Scotland: land of the hard footed Irish Let me take you on a journey to the land of the Irish, more commonly known as Scotland. In the 6th century C.E. after the Romans withdrew from Britain an Irish tribe invaded present day Scotland ultimately leading to all the inhabitants of the region to be named Scots. There is no known origin for the word Scot but it is first attested in Latin as Scotti in circa 400 and was possible… Read