Where does “designation” come from?
Designation comes from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio (a marking out), derived from Latin designare (to mark out), combining de- (completely) and signare (to mark), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- (to cut or mark).
designation (English): The act of designating; a pointing out or...
Definitions
- The act of designating; a pointing out or...
Ancestry of “designation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | designation | — |
| 2 | Latin | designatio | a designating, describing, marking out,... |
| 3 | Latin | designo | I mark; I trace out; I outline, describe |
| 4 | Latin | signo | I mark, sign; I seal, stamp; I statue |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |