Where does “destiny” come from?
Destiny comes from Middle English destine, meaning to determine or appoint beforehand.
destiny (English): That to which any person or thing is destined; a...
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- That to which any person or thing is destined; a...
Ancestry of “destiny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | destine | — |
| 2 | Old French | destinee | fate; destiny |
| 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 |