Where does “デザイン書体” come from?

デザイン書体 (Japanese) comes from Japanese デザイン, 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.

デザイン書体 (Japanese): a typestyle or typeface that is more design-oriented and graphical, and that deviates significantly from traditional styles such as the 五体, the 明朝体, the ゴシック体, etc

Definitions

  1. a typestyle or typeface that is more design-oriented and graphical, and that deviates significantly from traditional styles such as the 五体, the 明朝体, the ゴシック体, etc

Ancestry of “デザイン書体”, step by step

デザイン書体 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese デザイン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseデザインdesign; to design
2EnglishdesignA specification of an object or process,...
3Middle Englishdesignen
4Old Frenchdesigner
5Latindēsignōto mark
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Japanese 書体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese書体a style of lettering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti