Where does “ascoltar” come from?

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

ascoltar (Interlingua): to listen to

Definitions

to listen to

Ancestry of “ascoltar”, step by step

ascoltar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French écouter

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	écouter	to listen; to listen to
2	Middle French	escouter	to listen
3	Old French	escouter	to listen
4	Latin	ausculto	I listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
5	Proto-Italic	*auskoltā	—

via Italian ascoltare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	ascoltare	to listen, hearken
2	Latin	ascultāre	—

via Spanish escuchar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	escuchar	to listen to, to hear out; to listen; to hear

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