Etymology

counterproductivity

Today it means: The quality of being counterproductive. Full definition →

English productivity ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  16. Proto-Italic*pro-
  17. Latinprō-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  20. Proto-Italic*doukō
  21. Latindūcō
  22. Latinprōdūcō
  23. Late Latinprōductīvus
  24. Englishproductive
  25. Englishproductivity
  26. English todaycounterproductivity

From counter- + productivity.

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