Where does “designfully” come from?

designfully (English) comes from English designful, 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.

designfully (English): In a designful manner

Definitions

  1. In a designful manner

Ancestry of “designfully”, step by step

designfully traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English designful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesignfulFull of designs; scheming
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