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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

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-—
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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