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Where does “unregistrable” come from?

unregistrable (English) comes from English registrable, from Spanish registrar, from Spanish registro, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regesta, from Latin regerere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

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Ancestry of “unregistrable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregistrableAble or needing to be registered
2Spanishregistrarto register, record; to examine, inspect, search;...
3Spanishregistroregistration, record; roll, register, logbook,...
4Medieval LatinregistrumA register; a book in which things are recorded
5Latinregestanominative feminine singular of regestus;...
6Latinregereresecond-person singular imperfect passive...
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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