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English word mature comes from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-, and later Latin maturus (Early. Mature. Ripe.)
*meh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
maturus (Latin)
Early. Mature. Ripe.
maturo (Italian)
Ripe, mature.
mature (Middle French)
mature (English)
(obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.. Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.. Profound; careful. (intransitive) To gain experience or wisdom with age.. (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due. (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To become mature; to ripen.. (transitive) To make something mature.