Where does “productive” come from?
Productive comes from Late Latin productivus, formed from Latin duco (to lead) with the suffix -ivus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to lead or bring forth.
productive (English): Capable of producing something, especially in...
Definitions
- Capable of producing something, especially in...
Ancestry of “productive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | productivus | fit for prolongation lengthening; productive |
| 2 | Latin | produco | I lead or bring forth, forward or out; I conduct... |
| 3 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 4 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “productive”
- productivity
- reproductive
- unproductive
- counterproductive
- productively
- productiveness
- nonproductive
- reproductively
- productivist
- unproductively
- productivism
- nonreproductive
- unproductiveness
- counterproductively
- postreproductive
- unproductivity
- counterproductivity
- underproductive
- reproductiveness
- bioproductivity
- nonproductivity
- unreproductive
- overproductive
- hyperproductive