Where does “reporting” come from?
reporting (French) comes from English reporting, 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.
reporting (French): rapportage, exposé
Ancestry of “reporting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reporting | The creation of reports, as for a business or a... |
| 2 | English | report | To relate details of ; to recount, describe; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | reporten | — |
| 4 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |