Where does “register” come from?

register (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish register, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regesta, from Latin regerere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

register (Swedish): a register, a list, an index, a catalog, a...

Definitions

  1. a register, a list, an index, a catalog, a...

Ancestry of “register”, step by step

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

Words derived from “register

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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