Where does “destinasjon” come from?
destinasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.
destinasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): a destination
Ancestry of “destinasjon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | destination | The act of destining or appointing; Purpose for... |
| 2 | Latin | dēstinātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | destino | I bind, fasten, secure, fix; I establish,... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |