Where does “rekisterikilpi” come from?

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

rekisterikilpi (Finnish): license plate, registration plate

Definitions

  1. license plate, registration plate

Ancestry of “rekisterikilpi”, step by step

rekisterikilpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rekisteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrekisteriregister; registrar
2Swedishregistera register, a list, an index, a catalog, a...
3Old Swedishregister
4Medieval LatinregistrumA register; a book in which things are recorded
5Latinregestanominative feminine singular of regestus;...
6Latinregereresecond-person singular imperfect passive...
7Latinrĕ-back, backwards
8Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
9Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
10Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via Finnish kilpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpishield, protective armor; shield with route...
2Proto-Finnickilpishield
3Proto-Germanichlībōshelter, covering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-