Where does “future” come from?

Future comes from Middle English futur, from Old French futur, from Latin futurus, the participle of sum meaning "to be," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti.

future (English): The time ahead; those moments yet to be...

Definitions

  1. The time ahead; those moments yet to be...

Ancestry of “future”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfutureA future action or doing; that which happens in...
2Old Frenchfutur—
3Latinfutūrusabout to be, about to exist
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “future”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →