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Where does “mature” come from?

mature (Middle French) comes from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Celtic matus, from Czech -mat, from Czech automat, from German automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “mature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmātūrus—
2Proto-Celticmatus—
3Czech-mat—
4Czechautomatautomaton; vending machine, automat
5Germanautomat—
6Ancient Greekαὐτόματον—
7Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
8Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
9Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mature”

  • mature
  • maturity
  • maturing
  • maturely
  • overmature
  • maturase
  • postmaturity
  • hypermature
  • postmature
  • dysmaturity
  • dysmature
  • matureness
  • overmaturity
  • nonmature
  • maturish
  • maturable
  • matureth
  • nonmaturity
  • mature
  • maturité
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