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Etymology of the English word report

the English word report
derived from the Old French word report
derived from the Old French word reporter
using the Old French prefix re-
derived from the Old French word porter
derived from the Latin word portare (carry, bring)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-
derived from the Latin word reportare (carry back; report)
using the Latin prefix re-
derived from the Latin word portare (carry, bring)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-

Date

The earliest known usage of report in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

underreport, reportedly, reporter, reported

Cognates

Dutch rapport, English rapport, French rapport, German Rapport, Italian rapporto, Lithuanian raportas, Norwegian rapport, Russian paпopт, Swedish rapport

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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