WHERETO

Etymology

Adverb

whereto (not comparable)

(archaic, interrogative) To what; to which place, whither?

(obsolete, interrogative) To what end; wherefore?

(archaic, relative) To which.

Synonyms

• whereunto

• whither

Source: Wiktionary


Where*to", adv.

1. To which; -- used relatively. "Whereto we have already attained." Phil. iii. 16. Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day. Shak.

2. To what; to what end; -- used interrogatively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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