Where does “Scout” come from?

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

Scout (English): A member of any of various scouting...

Definitions

  1. A member of any of various scouting...

Ancestry of “Scout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscout
2Old Frenchescouteaction of listening
3Old Frenchescouterto listen
4LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
5Proto-Italic*auskoltā

Words derived from “Scout

Every word from Proto-Italic *auskoltā
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