Where does “maturational” come from?
Maturational derives from English maturation, which comes from Latin maturatio, meaning the process of ripening or reaching maturity.
maturational (English): Of, pertaining to, or promoting maturation
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or promoting maturation
Ancestry of “maturational”, step by step
maturational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maturation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maturation | The process of becoming mature; The process of... |
| 2 | Middle English | maturacioun | maturation [[discharge |
| 3 | Middle French | maturation | — |
| 4 | Latin | maturatio | hastening; ripening, maturation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |