Where does “reporter” come from?
reporter (French) comes from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reporter (French): to carry something back to where it was; to wear...
Definitions
- to carry something back to where it was; to wear...
Ancestry of “reporter”, step by step
reporter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reporter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 2 | English | report | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something) |
| 3 | Middle English | reporten | to report |
| 4 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French porter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 2 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 3 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 4 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 5 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 6 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 7 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 8 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |