Where does “reportér” come from?
reportér (Czech) comes from German Reporter, from French reporteur, from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
reportér (Czech): reporter, correspondent
Definitions
- reporter, correspondent
Ancestry of “reportér”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reporter | reporter male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | French | reporteur | reporter |
| 3 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 4 | English | report | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something) |
| 5 | Middle English | reporten | to report |
| 6 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 7 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |