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Where does “immature” come from?

Immature comes from Middle French immature, meaning not mature or unripe.

immature (English): Occurring before the proper time; untimely,...

Definitions

  1. Occurring before the proper time; untimely,...

Ancestry of “immature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchimmature—

Words derived from “immature”

  • immaturely
  • immatureness
Every word from Middle French immature →