Where does “escoitar” come from?

escoitar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese ascoitar, from Latin ascultāre.

escoitar (Galician): to listen, to pay attention; to listen while...

Definitions

  1. to listen, to pay attention; to listen while...

Ancestry of “escoitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseascoitar—
2Latinascultāre—
Every word from Latin ascultāre →Every word from Old Portuguese ascoitar →