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rapport
Rapport comes from French rapport ‘ratio’, from rapporter ‘to bring back’, and ultimately from Latin portō ‘carry’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō‘carry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreportoas reportare‘to carry or bring back’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rapporter
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to bring back’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentrapport‘ratio’
- Englishearliest quotation 1690same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō‘carry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreportoas reportare‘to carry or bring back’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rapporter
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to bring back’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentrapport‘ratio’
- Englishearliest quotation 1690same form
Earliest quotation: 1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. […]: “'Tis obvious enough, what rapport there is, and muſt…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per-
first, before, far, per, price, private, press, further, fear, pre, primary, practice, prime, prior, prize, pregnant, appreciate, afford, opportunity, precious, practical, ford, interpretation, privilege, par, praise, ferry, parade, fare, forth, pardon, primitive, prix, pirate, interpreter, privy, prism, proton, portable, peril, 144 more
through Proto-Italic *portā ‘gate’
porch, portal, porta, portico, 22 more
through Proto-Italic *portāō ‘to carry’
through Latin portō ‘carry’
support, report, importance, transport, export, import, porter, deport, comport, 14 more
Today it means
noun A relationship of mutual trust and respect; a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin portō / rapport