Destinate
/ˈdɛstɪneɪt/noun
To determine or appoint beforehand; also an archaic or rare form related to being destined.
Did you know?Destinate comes from the same Latin root as *destiny* and *destination*: *destinare*, “to make firm, establish,” a word tied to the idea of something being fixed in place by force of will or decree.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steh₂-
“to stand, make firm”
Latin
Latin
destinare
“to make firm, establish, determine”
Late Latin
Latin
destinatus
“fixed, appointed, determined”
Middle English
English
destinate
“appointed, fixed, determined”
Modern English
English
destinate
“rare: appointed or destined beforehand”
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