Where does “ascuitar” come from?
ascuitar (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ascultare, from Latin auscultare, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.
Ancestry of “ascuitar”, 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 | — |