Where does “scout” come from?

scout (Dutch) comes from English Scout, from Middle English scout, from Old French escoute, from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.

scout (Dutch): a scout, a boy scout or girl scout

Definitions

  1. a scout, a boy scout or girl scout

Ancestry of “scout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScoutA member of any of various scouting...
2Middle Englishscout—
3Old Frenchescouteaction of listening
4Old Frenchescouterto listen
5LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
6Proto-Italic*auskoltā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *auskoltā →Every word from Latin ausculto →Every word from Old French escouter →