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
- a register, a list, an index, a catalog, a...
Ancestry of “register”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | register | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | registrum | A register; a book in which things are recorded |
| 3 | Latin | regesta | nominative feminine singular of regestus;... |
| 4 | Latin | regerere | second-person singular imperfect passive... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “register”