Where does “designer” come from?
designer (French) comes from English designer, 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.
designer (French): to designate; to indicate; to connote
Definitions
- to designate; to indicate; to connote
Ancestry of “designer”, step by step
designer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English designer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | designer | A person who designs something, or who designs... |
| 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 Latin designāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | designāre | — |