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English word destiny comes from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-, Proto-Indo-European - -né-, Latin destinatus, and later Proto-Indo-European *stnéh₂ti (To place, to stand.)
*steh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
to stand, stay, stand, to stand
- -né- (Proto-Indo-European)
destinatus (Latin)
destinata (Latin)
*stnéh₂ti (Proto-Indo-European)
To place, to stand.
*stanō (Proto-Italic)
destinare (Latin)
destinee (Old French)
Fate; destiny.
destiny (English)
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.