Destinies
/ˈdɛs.tɪ.niz/noun
Plural of destiny: the events or outcomes believed to be destined or fated to happen.
Did you know?Destiny comes from Latin destinare, meaning “to fasten, make firm, determine,” so the word’s deepest image is not prophecy but something pinned down and made unmovable.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sta-
“to stand, make firm”
Latin
Latin
stāre
“to stand”
Latin
Latin
dēstināre
“to fasten, make firm, determine”
Old French
Old French
destinée
“fate, destiny”
Middle English
English
destinie
“fate, predetermined course of events”
Modern English
English
destinies
“plural of destiny, fated outcomes or courses of events”