Where does “Väestörekisterikeskus” come from?

Väestörekisterikeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish väestörekisteri, from Finnish rekisteri, from Swedish register, from Old Swedish register, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regesta, from Latin regerere, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

Väestörekisterikeskus (Finnish): the Finnish Population Register Centre census-keeping authority in Finland

Definitions

  1. the Finnish Population Register Centre census-keeping authority in Finland

Ancestry of “Väestörekisterikeskus”, step by step

Väestörekisterikeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väestörekisteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväestörekistericivil registry, civil register, population...
2Finnishrekisteriregister; registrar
3Swedishregistera register, a list, an index, a catalog, a...
4Old Swedishregister
5Medieval LatinregistrumA register; a book in which things are recorded
6Latinregestanominative feminine singular of regestus;...
7Latinregereresecond-person singular imperfect passive...
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish keskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeskuscentre/center
2FinnishKeski-middle, central; average, mid-, medium
3Proto-Finnickeskimiddle, center
4Proto-Finno-Permickeske
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós