Where does “escouter” come from?
escouter (Middle French) comes from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.
escouter (Middle French): to listen
Ancestry of “escouter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | escouter | to listen |
| 2 | Latin | ausculto | I listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *auskoltā | — |
Words derived from “escouter”