Where does “reportasje” come from?
reportasje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French reportage, from French reporter, from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
reportasje (Norwegian Bokmål): a report
Definitions
- a report
Ancestry of “reportasje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | reportage | reportage |
| 2 | French | reporter | to carry something back to where it was; to wear... |
| 3 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 4 | English | report | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something) |
| 5 | Middle English | reporten | to report |
| 6 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 7 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |