Where does “destinationless” come from?
destinationless (English) comes from English destination, from Latin dēstinātiō, from Latin destino, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
destinationless (English): Without a destination
Definitions
- Without a destination
Ancestry of “destinationless”, step by step
destinationless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English destination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | destination | The act of destining or appointing; Purpose for... |
| 2 | Latin | dēstinātiō | resolution, determination, purpose, design |
| 3 | Latin | destino | I bind, fasten, secure, fix; I establish,... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |