Where does “Reporterin” come from?
Reporterin (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.
Reporterin (German): reporter
Ancestry of “Reporterin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Reporter | reporter |
| 2 | French | reporteur | — |
| 3 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 4 | English | report | To relate details of ; to recount, describe; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | reporten | — |
| 6 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 7 | Old French | re- | re- |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |