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
- The scientific forecasting of future trends in...
Ancestry of “futurology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | future | The time ahead; those moments yet to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | future | A future action or doing; that which happens in... |
| 3 | Old French | futur | — |
| 4 | Latin | futūrus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |