destinado

/destiˈnado/ · B1 · adj

destined

🎯 destin- + -ado: Spanish -ado works like English -ed, so destinado = destined

From Latin destinare, to fix firmly or settle in advance. English destiny and destination come from the same root. Something destinado has its endpoint already fixed: estaba destinado a ganar means he was destined to win.

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