Report
/rɪˈpɔːrt/noun
A spoken or written account of something, or to give such an account.
Did you know?English **report** entered through Old French from Latin *reportare*, “to carry back,” and its ancient root is the same one behind **portal**, **portable**, and **export**—all words of movement and transfer.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to carry, to bring forth, to pass over”
Latin
Latin
reportare
“to carry back, bring back, convey back”
Old French
Old French
reporter
“to carry back; to relate, recount”
14th Century
English
reporten
“to bring back information; to tell, relate”
Modern English
English
report
“an account or statement; to give an account of”