Where does “premature” come from?
premature (Italian) comes from Italian prematuro, from Latin praematurus, 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,...
premature (Italian): feminine plural of prematuro; plural of prematura
Definitions
- feminine plural of prematuro; plural of prematura
Ancestry of “premature”, step by step
premature traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian prematuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | prematuro | premature, early, untimely; a preemie, a... |
| 2 | Latin | praematurus | premature, untimely |
| 3 | Latin | mātūrus | mature, full-grown |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | matus | — |
| 5 | Czech | -mat | — |
| 6 | Czech | automat | automaton; vending machine, automat |
| 7 | German | automat | automaton, machine |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 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,... |
via Italian prematura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | prematura | feminine singular of prematuro; female equivalent... |