Where does “future” come from?

future (Latin) comes from Latin futurus, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

future (Latin): vocative masculine singular of futūrus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of futūrus

Ancestry of “future”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfuturusabout to be, about to exist; future; future...
2Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
3Proto-Italicezomto be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →