English

lifepath

From life + path.

A compound of life + path

Proto-Germanic *lībą ‘life’

Proto-West Germanic *līb ‘body’

Old English līf

Middle English lyf

English life

Proto-Germanic *paþaz ‘path’

Proto-West Germanic *paþ ‘path’

Old English pæþ ‘path’

Middle English path

English path

Today it means

noun One's path through life, as determined by the decisions one makes.

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

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