Destiny
/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/noun
A predetermined course of events often considered to be inevitable or unavoidable.
Did you know?The word 'Destiny' traces back to ancient Roman rituals, where a 'destinare' meant to bind one's fate, invoking the pull of the cosmos on human lives.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dey-
“to divide, to distribute, suggesting a fate that is allotted or assigned.”
Latin
Latin
destinare
“to make firm, establish, bind, indicating a sense of predetermined fate.”
Old French
Old French
destin
“fate, destiny; the allocation of one's life path.”
Middle English
Middle English
destinee
“the concept of fate or predetermined course of events.”
Modern English
English
destiny
“the inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined.”
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