Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·French ·1660s
Rapport
from rapport
- Meaning
- A close, sympathetic relationship.
- Source word
- rapport
- Route into English
- French *rapport* (a bringing-back, an account, a relation) → English. The word has multiple senses in French (report, relationship, ratio); English kept only the relationship one.
- Arrived
- 1660s
From French
Beyond the Norman conquest's Old French foundation, English kept borrowing from French for art, cuisine, fashion, and diplomacy throughout the modern period.
English borrows.
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