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Where does “destinyless” come from?

destinyless (English) comes from English Destiny, from Middle English destine, from Old French destinee, from Latin destino, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

destinyless (English): Without a destiny

Definitions

  1. Without a destiny

Ancestry of “destinyless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDestiny—
2Middle Englishdestine—
3Old Frenchdestineefate; destiny
4LatindestinoI bind, fasten, secure, fix; I establish,...
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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