English

to-come

Something which is to come.

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    Origin

    From to + come, perhaps continuing Middle English tocome, from Old English tōcyme (“a coming, an arrival, an approach, an advent”).

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    • partEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishto
        • inheritedOld Englishtā
        • inheritedOld Englishtō
      • borrowedHindiतो
    • inheritedMiddle Englishtocome
      • inheritedOld Englishtōcyme “a coming, an arrival, an approach, an advent”
    • partEnglishcome “To move nearer to the point of perspective.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishcomen
        • inheritedOld Englishcuman

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