écouter

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French word écouter comes from Latin auris ((anatomy) ear.), Latin aus-, Latin *asculto ((Vulgar Latin) I listen.)

auris (Latin)

(anatomy) ear.

aus- (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) I listen.

*sculto (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) I listen.

I heed, I accept, I obey. I listen, I hear.

*ascultāre (Vulgar Latin)

esculter (Old French)

escolter (Old French)

escouter (Middle French)

To listen (to).

écouter (French)

(intransitive) to listen. (transitive) to listen to.

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