Etymology

hypoproductive

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Today it means: Less than normally productive Full definition →

English productive ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  9. Proto-Italic*pro-
  10. Latinprō-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  13. Proto-Italic*doukō
  14. Latindūcō
  15. Latinprōdūcō
  16. Late Latinprōductīvus
  17. Englishproductive
  18. English todayhypoproductive

From hypo- + productive.

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