Where does “futuro” come from?
futuro (Esperanto) comes from English future, from Middle English future, from Old French futur, from Latin futūrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
futuro (Esperanto): future the time ahead
Definitions
- future the time ahead
Ancestry of “futuro”, step by step
futuro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English future
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | about to be, about to exist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via French futur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | futur | future; future, future tense |
via Italian futuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | futuro | future; soon-to-be; the future |