Etymograph

English

rapport

Rapport comes from French rapport ‘ratio’, from rapporter ‘to bring back’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-1uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂1uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portā1‘gate’uncertain
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāō1‘to carry’uncertain
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportō1‘carry’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEreporto2as reportare‘to carry or bring back’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400rapporter2
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentrapporter3‘to bring back’
  9. Frenchc. 1600–presentrapport4‘ratio’
  10. Englishearliest quotation 1690rapport4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin reporto
  2. 2 Wiktionary, French rapporter
  3. 3 Wiktionary, French rapport
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English rapport
  5. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1690, William Temple, Miscellanea. The Second Part. […]: “'Tis obvious enough, what rapport there is, and muſt…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-Wiktionary, Latin reportouncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥téh₂Wiktionary, Latin reportouncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāWiktionary, Latin reporto‘gate’uncertain
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*portāōWiktionary, Latin reporto‘to carry’uncertain
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEportōWiktionary, Latin reporto‘carry’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEreportoWiktionary, French rapporteras reportare‘to carry or bring back’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400rapporterWiktionary, French rapporter
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentrapporterWiktionary, French rapport‘to bring back’
  9. Frenchc. 1600–presentrapportWiktionary, English rapport‘ratio’
  10. Englishearliest quotation 1690rapportWiktionary, English rapport. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 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, 142 more

through Proto-Italic *portā ‘gate’

porch, portal, porta, portico, 21 more

through Proto-Italic *portāō ‘to carry’

sport, 15 more

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.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rapport”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin reporto, French rapporter, French rapport. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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