Where does “escolteta” come from?

escolteta (Catalan) comes from Catalan escolta, from Catalan escoltar, from Latin ascultāre.

escolteta (Catalan): eavesdropper

Definitions

  1. eavesdropper

Ancestry of “escolteta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanescoltalistening, eavesdropping
2Catalanescoltarto listen
3Latinascultāre—
Every word from Latin ascultāre →Every word from Catalan escoltar →Every word from Catalan escolta →