Destine
/ˈdɛstɪn/noun
To determine or appoint a future fate or outcome.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin *destinare*, “to make firm, establish,” a root that also fed the idea of being fixed by decree rather than chance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sta-
“to stand, make firm”
Latin
Latin
destinare
“to make firm, establish, determine”
Late Latin
Latin
destinare
“to appoint, ordain, resolve”
Old French
Old French
destiner
“to determine, appoint, ordain”
Middle English
English
destinen
“to ordain or appoint by fate”
Modern English
English
destine
“to determine or appoint to a future fate or use”
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