Where does “maturate” come from?
maturate (Italian) comes from Italian maturare, from Latin maturo, from Latin maturus, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- — good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp.
maturate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “maturate”, step by step
maturate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian maturare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maturare | to ripen, reap; to mature; to accrue |
| 2 | Latin | maturo | I ripen, make ripe, bring to maturity; I mature,... |
| 3 | Latin | maturus | mature, full-grown; ripe; early, soon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂- | good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp |
via Italian maturato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maturato | past participle of maturare; past participle of... |