Where does “Bildreporter” come from?

Bildreporter (German) 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.

Bildreporter (German): photo reporter, photo correspondent, photo journalist

Definitions

  1. photo reporter, photo correspondent, photo journalist

Ancestry of “Bildreporter”, step by step

Bildreporter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reporter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReporterreporter male or of unspecified gender
2Frenchreporteurreporter
3EnglishreporterSomeone or something that reports; A journalist...
4EnglishreportTo relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something)
5Middle Englishreportento report
6Old Frenchreporterto bring back; to gain; to get
7Old Frenchre-re- again; once more
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Bild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

Words derived from “Bildreporter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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