Italian

Verb

designo

1. first-person singular present of designare

Anagrams

• disegno, disegnò

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ signō ‎(“mark”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈsiɡ.noː/, [deːˈsɪŋ.noː]

Verb

dēsignō ‎(present infinitive dēsignāre, perfect active dēsignāvi, supine dēsignātum); first conjugation

1. I mark
2. I trace out
3. I outline or describe
4. I indicate or denote
5. I earmark or choose
6. I appoint or elect
7. I order or plan

Inflection

Descendants

• English: designate, design
• French: designer
• Italian: designare, disegnare, disegno
• Romanian: desemna, designa
• Portuguese: desenhar, designar
• Spanish: diseñar, diseño

References

• designo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• designo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “designo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• designo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Verb

designo

1. first-person singular present indicative of designar

Spanish

Verb

designo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of designar.