Where does “futures” come from?

futures (Middle English) comes from Middle English future, from Old French futur, from Latin futūrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

futures (Middle English): plural of future

Definitions

  1. plural of future

Ancestry of “futures”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfutureA future action or doing; that which happens in...
2Old Frenchfutur—
3Latinfutūrusabout to be, about to exist
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Latin futūrus →Every word from Old French futur →