From Latin 'destinare' (to make firm) — your destiny is the point in time you're fixed to reach, as a destination is in space.
The predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human control; a person's lot or fortune.
From Old French 'destinée' (purpose, intent, fate), from Latin 'dēstināre' (to make firm, to establish, to determine), from 'dē-' (completely) + '*stanāre' (to make stand), from 'stāre' (to stand), from PIE *steh₂- (to stand). Your destiny is literally 'that which has been made to stand firm' — a decision that has been fixed in place. The same root produced 'destination' (the fixed point you're heading toward), 'obstinate' (standing firmly against), and 'constant' (standing with). Key roots: dē- (Latin
Your 'destiny' and your 'destination' are the same word. Both come from Latin 'dēstināre' (to fix firmly, to determine). Your destination is the fixed point you're traveling toward in space; your destiny is the fixed point you're traveling toward in time. One is geographic certainty, the other cosmic certainty — both are places