- mature (v.)
- late 14c., from L. maturare "to ripen," from maturus "ripe, timely, early," related to manus "good" and mane "early, of the morning" (see maņana). The financial sense of "reach the time for payment" is from 1861. The adj. is first recorded mid-15c., from the noun. Related: Matured; maturing.