Where does “designerless” come from?

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

designerless (English): Without a designer

Definitions

  1. Without a designer

Ancestry of “designerless”, step by step

designerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English designer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesignerA person who designs something, or who designs...
2EnglishdesignA specification of an object or process,...
3Middle Englishdesignen
4Old Frenchdesigner
5Latindēsignōto mark
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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