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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	designen	—
2	Old French	designer	—
3	Latin	dēsignō	—
4	Latin	dē-	—
5	Latin	dē	—
6	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
8	Proto-Italic	posti	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

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