Latin
dēstinō
‘to establish, determine, resolve, consider, predict, destine’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dēstinō.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin dēstinō, most familiar first.
- destination ← dēstinātiō
- destiny ← destine ← destinee
- destinate ← dēstinātus
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Etymograph / Latin dēstinō