Where does “scout” come from?

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

scout (Spanish): scout

Definitions

  1. scout

Ancestry of “scout”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Italic *auskoltā