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Where does “maturely” come from?

Maturely derives from Middle French mature, from Latin maturus meaning "ripe" or "timely," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots including meh₂-, līg-, and ḱóm.

maturely (English): In a mature manner; Acting with maturity

Definitions

  1. In a mature manner; Acting with maturity

Ancestry of “maturely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmatureFully developed; grown up in terms of physical...
2Middle Englishmature—
3Middle Frenchmature—
4Latinmātūrus—
5Proto-Celticmatus—
6Czech-mat—
7Czechautomatautomaton; vending machine, automat
8Germanautomat—
9Ancient Greekαὐτόματον—
10Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
11Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
12Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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