'auscultate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'auscultare', where 'auscultare' meant 'to listen (attentively)'. (English: 'auscultate' originates from Latin 'auscultare', meaning 'to listen.') (Japanese: 'auscultate'はラテン語の『auscultare』に由来し、『注意深く聞く』を意味する。)

'auscultate' entered English via New Latin/medical Latin usage (Late 17th to 18th century) from Latin 'auscultare' and was used in medical contexts to denote listening to internal body sounds; it became the established medical term 'auscultate' in modern English.

Initially it meant 'to listen or give ear' in a general sense, but over time it evolved into the specialized medical meaning of 'listening to internal body sounds (especially with a stethoscope)'. (Initially: 'to listen'; Now: 'to listen to body sounds for medical examination')