Where does “informationsdesign” come from?
informationsdesign (Swedish) comes from Swedish design, 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.
informationsdesign (Swedish): information design, an area of studies aiming to...
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- information design, an area of studies aiming to...
Ancestry of “informationsdesign”, step by step
informationsdesign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish design
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | design | a design |
| 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 Swedish information
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | information | information |
| 2 | Latin | īnfōrmātiō | sketch, idea, conception |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |