Where does “écouter” come from?

écouter (French) comes from Middle French escouter, from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.

écouter (French): to listen; to listen to

Definitions

  1. to listen; to listen to

Ancestry of “écouter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchescouterto listen
2Old Frenchescouterto listen
3LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
4Proto-Italic*auskoltā—

Words derived from “écouter”

Every word from Proto-Italic *auskoltā →Every word from Latin ausculto →Every word from Old French escouter →