Etymology

to-come

Today it means: Something which is to come. Full definition →

Middle English tocome ← Old English tōcyme
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtōcyme“a coming, an arrival, an approach, an advent”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtocome
  3. English todayto-come

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

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