Where does “futures” come from?
futures (French) comes from French futur, from Latin futūrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
futures (French): feminine plural of futur
Ancestry of “futures”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | futur | future; future, future tense |
| 2 | Latin | futūrus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |