Where does “madurar” come from?

madurar (Portuguese) comes from Latin maturo, from Latin maturus, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- — good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp.

madurar (Portuguese): to ripen

Definitions

  1. to ripen

Ancestry of “madurar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmaturoI ripen, make ripe, bring to maturity; I mature,...
2Latinmaturusmature, full-grown; ripe; early, soon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂-good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- →Every word from Latin maturus →Every word from Latin maturo →