Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predestiny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-des-tiny
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Predestination.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English destiny English predestiny From pre- + destiny.

Usage

Inflected Forms

predestinies (plural)

Derived Forms

predestinarian

Synonyms

destiny doom foredestiny chance destin fatality fate foredoom foreordination fortune kismet lot

Questions

What does predestiny mean?: Predestination.
Where does predestiny come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English destiny English predestiny From pre- + destiny.

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