Where does “designerly” come from?

designerly (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.

designerly (English): Characteristic of a designer

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a designer

Ancestry of “designerly”, step by step

designerly 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 ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti