Where does “foredesign” come from?

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

foredesign (English): To design or plan beforehand; forecast

Definitions

  1. To design or plan beforehand; forecast

Ancestry of “foredesign”, step by step

foredesign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English design

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

via English Fore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishForeA people of Papua New Guinea
2GermanFahr
3GermanFähreferry
4Middle High Germanverren
5Old High Germanferranafrom afar
6Old High Germanferroafar; skipper
7Proto-West Germanic*ferrō
8Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti