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Where does “maturing” come from?

Maturing comes from Middle French mature, derived from Latin maturus meaning "ripe," which developed from Proto-Indo-European meh₂-.

maturing (English): present participle of mature

Definitions

  1. present participle of mature

Ancestry of “maturing”, 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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