Where does “design” come from?
Design comes from Latin designo, composed of the prefix de- and the root sek- meaning "to cut," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European sek-.
design (English): A specification of an object or process,...
Definitions
- A specification of an object or process,...
Ancestry of “design”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | designen | — |
| 2 | Old French | designer | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēsignō | to mark |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |