Where does “escolter” come from?
escolter (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin ascultare, from Latin auscultare, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.
escolter (Old French): Alternative form of escouter
Definitions
- Alternative form of escouter
Ancestry of “escolter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ascultare | — |
| 2 | Latin | auscultare | present active infinitive of auscultō;... |
| 3 | Latin | ausculto | I listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *auskoltā | — |