Where does “undesignable” come from?
undesignable (English) comes from English designable, 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.
undesignable (English): That cannot be designed
Definitions
- That cannot be designed
Ancestry of “undesignable”, step by step
undesignable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English designable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | designable | Capable of being designed |
| 2 | English | design | A specification of an object or process,... |
| 3 | Middle English | designen | — |
| 4 | Old French | designer | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēsignō | to mark |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |