Where does “escotismo” come from?

escotismo (Portuguese) comes from English Scout, from Middle English scout, from Old French escoute, from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.

escotismo (Portuguese): scouting a movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development

Definitions

  1. scouting a movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development

Ancestry of “escotismo”, step by step

escotismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Scout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScoutA member of any of various scouting...
2Middle Englishscout
3Old Frenchescouteaction of listening
4Old Frenchescouterto listen
5LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
6Proto-Italic*auskoltā

via Portuguese Scotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseScotus
Every word from Proto-Italic *auskoltā
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