Where does “improductive” come from?
improductive (French) comes from French improductif, from French productif, from Latin prōductus, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
improductive (French): feminine singular of improductif
Definitions
- feminine singular of improductif
Ancestry of “improductive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | improductif | unproductive |
| 2 | French | productif | productive |
| 3 | Latin | prōductus | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |