Where does “nonmaturity” come from?
nonmaturity (English) comes from English maturity, from English mature, from Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Celtic matus, from Czech -mat, from Czech automat — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
nonmaturity (English): The quality of being nonmature; absence of...
Definitions
- The quality of being nonmature; absence of...
Ancestry of “nonmaturity”, step by step
nonmaturity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maturity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maturity | The state of being mature, ready or ripe; When... |
| 2 | English | mature | Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical... |
| 3 | Middle English | mature | mature ripe |
| 4 | Middle French | mature | — |
| 5 | Latin | mātūrus | mature, full-grown |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | matus | — |
| 7 | Czech | -mat | — |
| 8 | Czech | automat | automaton; vending machine, automat |
| 9 | German | automat | automaton, machine |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |