English
maduro
Maduro comes from Spanish maduro ‘ellipsis of plátano maduro’, from Latin mātūrus ‘ripe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- ‘to ripen, to mature’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂-‘to ripen, to mature’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂-tu-‘id’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mātus‘ripeness’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmātūrus‘ripe’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500maduro
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘ellipsis of plátano maduro’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂-‘to ripen, to mature’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂-tu-‘id’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mātus‘ripeness’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmātūrus‘ripe’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500maduro
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘ellipsis of plátano maduro’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- ‘to ripen, to mature’
most, mo, mistress, mat, immature, matinee, demure, magisterial, matin, mañana, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *mātus ‘ripeness’
through Latin mātūrus ‘ripe’
Today it means
noun A cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- / maduro