register

Pronunciation: /rɛˈjɪstɛr/

“register” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

a register, a list, an index, a catalog, a directory, a database
a machine that keeps a register, a cash register

Etymology

From Old Swedish register, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerere (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerere (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with Latin regere (“to rule”).

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