Destined
/ˈdɛstɪnd/noun
Predetermined or fated to happen; appointed for a particular purpose or outcome.
Did you know?Destined ultimately comes from Latin *destinare*, “to make firm, set fast, appoint,” the same root behind words for legal and physical fixing—so the idea of destiny began as something pinned down, not merely wished for.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stā-
“to stand, make firm”
Latin
Latin
stare
“to stand”
Latin
Latin
destinare
“to make firm, establish, appoint”
Old French
Old French
destiner
“to determine, ordain, assign by fate”
Middle English
English
destined
“appointed or fated”