écot

Meaning

1. (masculine) share (of the bill, etc.)
2. (masculine) scot (tax)

Concepts

share

Synonyms

chicot

cote

quotité

quote-part

Translations

scotto

bastone noderoso

bijdrage

deelname in de kosten

escòt

yemekte masraf payı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ko/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: escot

Inherited from Old French: escot

Cognate with Old High German: scoz

Cognate with Old English: scot

In summary

Inherited from Middle French escot, from Old French escot, escoz (“payment”), from Old Frankish *skot (“tax”, literally “that which is thrown in”), from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”). Cognate with Old High German scoz (“bullet, missile, projectile, javelin, shot”), Old English scot, sceot (“shot, lot, payment”). More at scot.