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