Where does “futurama” come from?

futurama (English) comes from English future, from Middle English future, from Old French futur, from Latin futūrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

futurama (English): A palpable depiction of a vision of the future

Definitions

  1. A palpable depiction of a vision of the future

Ancestry of “futurama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfutureThe time ahead; those moments yet to be...
2Middle EnglishfutureA future action or doing; that which happens in...
3Old Frenchfutur—
4Latinfutūrusabout to be, about to exist
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Latin futūrus →Every word from Old French futur →