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Where does “skolto” come from?

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

skolto (Esperanto): scout; member of youth organization in the...

Definitions

  1. scout; member of youth organization in the...

Ancestry of “skolto”, 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—

Words derived from “skolto”

  • skoltino
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