Etymograph

English

destination

Destination comes from Latin dēstinō ‘to destine’, from Proto-Indo-European *stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti ‘to place, to stand’, and ultimately from *steh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti‘to place, to stand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stanōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame formreconstructed
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēstinō‘to destine’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēstinātiō
  7. Englishtodaydestination

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stnéh₂ti ~ stn̥h₂énti‘to place, to stand’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*stanōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsame formreconstructed
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēstinō‘to destine’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēstinātiō
  7. Englishtodaydestination

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

state, system, post, stay, stand, rest, distance, assistant, stadium, assistance, stood, stable, instance, assist, consistent, establishment, establish, stability, stem, substance, contest, distant, constitution, instant, resist, persistent, insist, consist, testimony, stud, static, persist, stool, prostitute, extant, stale, prostitution, distal, stead, subsistence, 157 more

through Latin *stanō

obstinate, 3 more

Today it means

noun The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / destination

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