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Where does “destin” come from?

destin (English) comes from French destin, from Latin destino, 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.

destin (English): Obsolete form of destiny

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of destiny

Ancestry of “destin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdestindestiny, fate
2LatindestinoI bind, fasten, secure, fix; I establish,...
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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