Etymology

osteoproductive

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Today it means: Producing bone. Full definition →

English productive ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  8. Proto-Italic*pro-
  9. Latinprō-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  12. Proto-Italic*doukō
  13. Latindūcō
  14. Latinprōdūcō
  15. Late Latinprōductīvus
  16. Englishproductive
  17. English todayosteoproductive

From osteo- + productive.

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