Where does “reportofon” come from?
reportofon (Romanian) comes from Romanian reporter, 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.
reportofon (Romanian): minicorder, handheld tape recorder
Definitions
- minicorder, handheld tape recorder
Ancestry of “reportofon”, step by step
reportofon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian reporter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | reporter | reporter, journalist |
| 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 |
via Romanian magnetofon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | magnetofon | reel-to-reel tape recorder |
| 2 | French | magnétophone | tape recorder |
| 3 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |