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
- To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen; To...
Ancestry of “maturate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | maturatus | ripened, made mature, having been ripened;... |
| 2 | Latin | maturo | I ripen, make ripe, bring to maturity; I mature,... |
| 3 | Latin | maturus | mature, full-grown; ripe; early, soon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂- | good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp |