Where does “scouter” come from?
scouter (English) comes from English Scout, from Middle English scout, from Old French escoute, from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.
scouter (English): A Scout leader
Ancestry of “scouter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Scout | A member of any of various scouting... |
| 2 | Middle English | scout | — |
| 3 | Old French | escoute | action of listening |
| 4 | Old French | escouter | to listen |
| 5 | Latin | ausculto | I listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *auskoltā | — |