English

future

/ˈfjuː.t͡ʃəː/
The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.

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    Origin

    From Middle English future, futur, from Old French futur, from Latin futūrus, irregular future active participle of sum (“to be”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, be”). Cognate with Old English bēo (“to become, will be; to be”). More at be. Doublet of futur. Displaced native Old English tōweard, which took on a different meaning as toward, and Middle English afterhede (“future”, literally “afterhood”) in the given sense.

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    • rootProto-Indo-European*bʰuH- “to become, be”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishfuture
      • derivedOld Frenchfutur
        • derivedLatinfutūrus

    Related: English futur (doublet), Old English bēo, Old English tōweard

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