Where does “designate” come from?
Designate comes from Latin designatus, the past participle of designare, meaning to mark out or appoint, from de- and a root related to Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or follow.
designate (English): Designated; appointed; chosen; Used after a role...
Definitions
- Designated; appointed; chosen; Used after a role...
Ancestry of “designate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | designatus | marked, designated |
| 2 | Latin | dēsignō | to mark |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |