matutinal

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*meh₂-“to mature, ripen; opportune, timely; good, great”
2. Latin · derived frommātūtīnus“of, occurring in, or pertaining to the early morning, matutine”
3. Late Latin · borrowed frommātūtīnālis“(adjective) belonging to the morning; of or pertaining to matins; (noun) morning hymn or psalm; book of lauds”
4. Middle French · borrowed frommatutinal
5. English todaymatutinal

Borrowed from Middle French matutinal (modern French matutinal), and from its etymon Late Latin mātūtīnālis (“(adjective) belonging to the morning; of or pertaining to matins; (noun) morning hymn or psalm; book of lauds”), from Latin mātūtīnus (“of, occurring in, or pertaining to the early morning, matutine”) (from Mātūta (“Roman goddess of the dawn or morning”) (from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to mature, ripen; opportune, timely; good, great”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). The second sense (“active in the morning; waking up early”) is possibly modelled after French matinal (“relating to the morning, matinal”).

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