Where does “register” come from?

register (Indonesian) comes from Dutch register, from Middle Dutch register, from Old French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regesta, from Latin regerere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

register (Indonesian): register

Definitions

  1. register

Ancestry of “register”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregistera register, an index, esp. as an appendix in a book
2Middle Dutchregister
3Old Frenchregistre
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós