Where does “designee” come from?
Designee comes from English designate, from Latin designatus, the past participle of designare meaning "to mark out," from de- "away" and a root meaning "to cut or mark."
designee (English): One who has been designated
Definitions
- One who has been designated
Ancestry of “designee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | designate | Designated; appointed; chosen; Used after a role... |
| 2 | Latin | designatus | marked, designated |
| 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 |