Where does “designable” come from?

designable (English) comes from English design, from Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin dēsignō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

designable (English): Capable of being designed

Definitions

  1. Capable of being designed

Ancestry of “designable”, step by step

designable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English design

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesignA specification of an object or process,...
2Middle Englishdesignen
3Old Frenchdesigner
4Latindēsignōto mark
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English able

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishableEasy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to
2Middle Englishablecapable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent
3Old Frenchableable; capable
4Latinhabilisable to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient...
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “designable

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós