Etymology

matutine

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Today it means: Of or relating to early morning; occurring in the early morning; matutinal. Full definition →

Latin matutinus
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  1. Latin · derived frommatutinus“pertaining to morning”
  2. English todaymatutine

From Latin matutinus (“pertaining to morning”), from Matuta (“Roman goddess of the morning”); related to Latin maturus (“early”) (compare mature). By surface analysis, Matuta + -ine.

Words from the same roots

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