'tasteful' originates from the English word 'taste' combined with the suffix '-ful', where 'taste' meant 'the ability to discern what is of good quality or of a high aesthetic standard'.

'taste' transformed from the Old French word 'taster', and eventually became the modern English word 'taste'.

Initially, it meant 'having a good sense of taste', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'aesthetically pleasing'.