matur- root words — words with the matur- root

The root matur- comes from Latin maturus, meaning ripe. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including immature, mature, premature, prematurely, immaturity, matured, maturer, matures, maturing, maturities, maturity, immaturely. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the matur- root

Explore words with matur- — words containing the matur- root and sharing its sense of "ripe". Examples include immature, mature, premature, prematurely, immaturity, matured, maturer, matures, maturing, maturities, maturity, immaturely. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The matur- root means ripe, from Latin maturus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.