Where does “undesigningness” come from?
undesigningness (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.
undesigningness (English): The quality of being undesigning
Definitions
- The quality of being undesigning
Ancestry of “undesigningness”, step by step
undesigningness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |