Etymology

productively

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Today it means: In a productive manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English productive
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  9. Proto-Italic*doukō
  10. Latindūcō
  11. Latinprōdūcō
  12. Late Latinprōductīvus
  13. Englishproductive
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todayproductively

From productive + -ly.

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