Etymology

productivity

pro·duc·ti·vi·ty
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Today it means: The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient. Full definition →

English productive ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō
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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. English todayproductivity

From productive + -ity.

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