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
- To design or plan beforehand; forecast
Ancestry of “foredesign”, step by step
foredesign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English design
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | design | A specification of an object or process,... |
| 2 | Middle English | designen | — |
| 3 | Old French | designer | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēsignō | to mark |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |