Where does “fotoreportage” come from?
fotoreportage (Italian) comes from Italian reportage, from French reportage, from French reporter, from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re- — passed , crossed.
fotoreportage (Italian): photojournalism
Definitions
- photojournalism
Ancestry of “fotoreportage”, step by step
fotoreportage traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian reportage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | reportage | report; reportage; coverage |
| 2 | French | reportage | reportage |
| 3 | French | reporter | to carry something back to where it was; to wear... |
| 4 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 5 | English | report | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something) |
| 6 | Middle English | reporten | to report |
| 7 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 8 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | foto | photo, photograph |
| 2 | Dutch | fotografie | photography; photograph |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Dutch reportage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reportage | — |