Regist(e)r

Morpheme

Regist(e)r

Type

bound base

Denotation

bear, carry

Etymology

Middle English registre and registren; Old French registre and registrer; Medieval Latin registrare, registrum, regestrum, regestum; Late Latin regesta, from regestus, from regerere, from re- + gerere

Evidence

deregister, georegister, metaregister, nonregister, register, registered, registerial, registering, registers, registral, registrant, registrar, registration, registry, subregister

Notes

unetymological second <r> added on model of Old French -istre and Medieval Latin -istrum verbs

See Also

re-, Gest