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Where does “destino” come from?

destino (Italian) comes from Italian destinare, 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.

destino (Italian): destiny, fate; destination; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. destiny, fate; destination; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “destino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandestinareto establish irrevocably as destiny; to destine;...
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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