Where does “maturescent” come from?
maturescent (English) comes from Latin maturescens, from Latin maturescere, from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Celtic matus, from Czech -mat, from Czech automat, from German automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
maturescent (English): Approaching maturity
Ancestry of “maturescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | maturescens | |
| 2 | Latin | maturescere | present active infinitive of mātūrēscō; to become... |
| 3 | Latin | mātūrus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | matus | — |
| 5 | Czech | -mat | — |
| 6 | Czech | automat | automaton; vending machine, automat |
| 7 | German | automat | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |