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adverb

whereto

WAIR-too/ˈwɛrˌtuː/

To what place or destination.

The traveler is ready to leave, but whereto will the chosen train take her?

Black woman with suitcase considers two departing trains and map, choosing destination, no readable signs.
Etymology
whereOld Englishat or in what place
+toOld Englishin the direction of

Where supplies the question about place, while to adds direction toward a goal. Together they ask for a destination rather than simply a location.

More examples

  • Whereto does this narrow path lead?
  • She asks whereto the train is bound.
  • We must decide whereto we should send the supplies.

Similar words

where
Asks about location generally, not specifically movement toward a destination.
whither
Also asks about destination, but sounds literary or old-fashioned.