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Appendix I

Indo-European Roots
 
ENTRY:m-1
DEFINITION:Good; with derivatives meaning “occurring at a good moment, timely, seasonable, early.” Oldest form *me2-, colored to *ma2-, contracted to *m-. 1. Suffixed form *m-tu-. a. Further suffixed form *m-tu-ro-. mature; immature, premature, from Latin mtrus, seasonable, ripe, mature; b. further suffixed form *m-tu-to-. matinee, matins, matutinal, from Latin Mtta, name of the goddess of dawn. 2. Suffixed form *m-ni-. a. mañana, from Latin mne, (in) the morning; b. manes, from Latin mnis, mnus, good. (Pokorny 2. m- 693.)
 
 
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