Where does “undesigningly” come from?
undesigningly (English) comes from English undesigning, from English designing, from English design, from Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin dēsignō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
undesigningly (English): In an undesigning manner; with no artful,...
Definitions
- In an undesigning manner; with no artful,...
Ancestry of “undesigningly”, step by step
undesigningly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undesigning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undesigning | Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent... |
| 2 | English | designing | present participle of design; artful; scheming; A... |
| 3 | English | design | A specification of an object or process,... |
| 4 | Middle English | designen | — |
| 5 | Old French | designer | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēsignō | to mark |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |