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Where does “mătură” come from?

mătură (Romanian) comes from Italian maturare, from Latin maturo, from Latin maturus, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- — good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp.

mătură (Romanian): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “mătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaturareto ripen, reap; to mature; to accrue
2LatinmaturoI ripen, make ripe, bring to maturity; I mature,...
3Latinmaturusmature, full-grown; ripe; early, soon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂-good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp

Words derived from “mătură”

  • mătura
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