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

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of futur

Ancestry of “futures”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfuturfuture; future, future tense
2Latinfutūrusabout to be, about to exist
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Latin futūrus →Every word from French futur →
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