Where does “videoreportage” come from?
videoreportage (English) comes from English reportage, from French reportage, from French reporter, from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re- — passed , crossed.
videoreportage (English): reportage using video technology
Definitions
- reportage using video technology
Ancestry of “videoreportage”, step by step
videoreportage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reportage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reportage | The reporting of news, especially by an... |
| 2 | French | reportage | reportage |
| 3 | French | reporter | to carry something back to where it was; to wear... |
| 4 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 5 | English | report | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something) |
| 6 | Middle English | reporten | to report |
| 7 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 8 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |