Where does “futurology” come from?

futurology (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.

futurology (English): The scientific forecasting of future trends in...

Definitions

  1. The scientific forecasting of future trends in...

Ancestry of “futurology”, 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

Words derived from “futurology”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Latin futūrus →Every word from Old French futur →