English

go-to

/ˈɡoʊˌtu/
Desired; desirable; of choice.

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    Origin

    A univerbation of go + to.

    Compare typologically convenient, Russian подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) (<~ ходи́ть (xodítʹ)).

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    • partEnglishgo “To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as p…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishgon
        • inheritedOld Englishgān
      • borrowedJapanese碁
        • derivedJapanese囲碁
    • partEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • inheritedOld Englishtā
        • inheritedOld Englishtō
      • borrowedHindiतो

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