Where does “maturate” come from?

maturate (English) comes from Latin maturatus, from Latin maturo, from Latin maturus, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- — good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp.

maturate (English): To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen; To...

Definitions

  1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen; To...

Ancestry of “maturate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaturatusripened, made mature, having been ripened;...
2LatinmaturoI ripen, make ripe, bring to maturity; I mature,...
3Latinmaturusmature, full-grown; ripe; early, soon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂-good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- →Every word from Latin maturus →Every word from Latin maturo →