Where does “escoteiro” come from?
escoteiro (Portuguese) comes from English Scout, from Middle English scout, from Old French escoute, from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.
escoteiro (Portuguese): scout member of the Scout movement
Definitions
- scout member of the Scout movement
Ancestry of “escoteiro”, step by step
escoteiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Scout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scout | A member of any of various scouting... |
| 2 | Middle English | scout | — |
| 3 | Old French | escoute | action of listening |
| 4 | Old French | escouter | to listen |
| 5 | Latin | ausculto | I listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *auskoltā | — |
via Portuguese escote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | escote | individual share or part of a payment |
| 2 | Middle French | escot | individual share or part of a payment |
| 3 | Old French | escot | payment |
| 4 | Frankish | skot | tax; monetary contribution; shot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skutą | shot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |