Etymology

palaeoproductivity

Today it means: prehistoric productivity (of minerals) Full definition →

English productivity ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. Englishpalaeo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  14. Proto-Italic*doukō
  15. Latindūcō
  16. Latinprōdūcō
  17. Late Latinprōductīvus
  18. Englishproductive
  19. Englishproductivity
  20. English todaypalaeoproductivity

From palaeo- + productivity.

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