Where does “nondesignative” come from?

nondesignative (English) comes from English designative, from English designate, from Latin designatus, from Latin dēsignō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

nondesignative (English): Not designative

Definitions

  1. Not designative

Ancestry of “nondesignative”, step by step

nondesignative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English designative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesignativeServing to designate
2EnglishdesignateDesignated; appointed; chosen; Used after a role...
3Latindesignatusmarked, designated
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 non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós