English
maturity
Maturity comes from Latin maturitas ‘ripeness, maturity’, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-tu- ‘id’, and ultimately from *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‘mature, full-grown’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaturitasas mātūritātem‘ripeness, maturity’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400maturité
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500maturitee
- Englishtodaymaturity
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‘mature, full-grown’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaturitasas mātūritātem‘ripeness, maturity’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400maturité
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500maturitee
- Englishtodaymaturity
Equivalent to mature + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- ‘to ripen, to mature’
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Proto-Italic *mātus ‘ripeness’
Latin mātūrus ‘mature, full-grown’
Middle French mature
Middle English mature ‘mature (ripe)’
English mature
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- ‘to ripen, to mature’
most, mo, mistress, mat, immature, matinee, demure, magisterial, mañana, matin, 20 more
through Latin mātūrus ‘mature, full-grown’
Today it means
noun The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- / maturity