Etymology

overproductive

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Today it means: Excessively productive; producing more than desired or necessary. Full definition →

English productive ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  11. Proto-Italic*pro-
  12. Latinprō-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  15. Proto-Italic*doukō
  16. Latindūcō
  17. Latinprōdūcō
  18. Late Latinprōductīvus
  19. Englishproductive
  20. English todayoverproductive

From over- + productive.

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