Where does “エスコート” come from?

エスコート (Japanese) comes from English escort, from French escorte, from Italian scorta, from Italian scorto, from Italian scorgere, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigō, from Latin corrigō, from Latin cōn- — resin.

エスコート (Japanese): man who accompanies someone

Definitions

  1. man who accompanies someone

Ancestry of “エスコート”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescortA group of people or vehicles, generally armed,...
2Frenchescorteescort, suite; inflection of escorter: ##...
3Italianscortaescort; supply, hoard; feminine singular of...
4Italianscortopast participle of scorgere; seen, perceived;...
5ItalianscorgereMeanings related to perception; to guide, to...
6Vulgar Latin*excorrigō
7Latincorrigōto correct (set right)
8Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz