Where does “escuchar” come from?

escuchar (Asturian) comes from Spanish escuchar, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.

escuchar (Asturian): to listen

Definitions

  1. to listen

Ancestry of “escuchar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescucharto listen to, to hear out; to listen; to hear
2LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
3Proto-Italic*auskoltā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *auskoltā →Every word from Latin ausculto →Every word from Spanish escuchar →