Where does “designate” come from?
designate (Italian) comes from Italian designare, from Latin dēsignō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
designate (Italian): second-person plural present and imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present and imperative of...
Ancestry of “designate”, step by step
designate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian designare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | designare | to designate or appoint |
| 2 | Latin | dēsignō | to mark |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Italian designato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | designato | past participle of designare; appointed,... |