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Where does “maturation” come from?

Maturation comes from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio, meaning the process of ripening or becoming mature.

maturation (English): The process of becoming mature; The process of...

Definitions

  1. The process of becoming mature; The process of...

Ancestry of “maturation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmaturacioun—
2Middle Frenchmaturation—
3Latinmaturatiohastening; ripening, maturation
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “maturation”

  • maturational
  • neuromaturation
  • maturationally
  • dysmaturation
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