English
puberty
Puberty comes from Latin pūbertās ‘the age of maturity, manhood’, and goes back to pūbēs.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūbēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūbertās‘the age of maturity, manhood’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400puberté
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500puberte
- Englishearliest quotation 2009puberty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūbēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpūbertās‘the age of maturity, manhood’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400puberté
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500puberte
- Englishearliest quotation 2009puberty
Earliest quotation: 2009, The Development of Children Study Guide: “As shown in Figure 14.4 of the textbook, children…”.
Linked words
through Latin pūbēs
Today it means
noun A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pūbēs / puberty