whereto

[ wair-too, hwair- ]

conjunction, adverb
  1. Archaic. to what or what place or end.

  2. to which.

Origin of whereto

1
First recorded in 1175–1225, whereto is from the Middle English word wherto.See where, to

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British Dictionary definitions for whereto

whereto

/ (wɛəˈtuː) archaic, or formal /


adverb
  1. towards what (place, end, etc)?

pronoun
  1. to which

  • Also (archaic): whereunto

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