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Where does “escucha” come from?

escucha (Spanish) comes from Spanish escuchar, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.

escucha (Spanish): listening; monitoring; tapping

Definitions

  1. listening; monitoring; tapping

Ancestry of “escucha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescucharto listen to, to hear out; to listen; to hear
2LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
3Proto-Italic*auskoltā—
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