Puberty etymology

English

English word puberty comes from Latin puber, and later Latin pubertas (Puberty (age, manifestations).)

Etymology of puberty

Detailed word origin of puberty

Dictionary entry Language Definition
puber Latin (lat)
pubertas Latin (lat) Puberty (age, manifestations).
puberté Old French (fro)
puberty English (en) The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.. The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.