Where does “Produktivkraft” come from?
Produktivkraft (German) comes from German produktiv, 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.
Produktivkraft (German): productive force force necessary to develop production (e.g. human brain, means of production, science and technology)
Definitions
- productive force force necessary to develop production (e.g. human brain, means of production, science and technology)
Ancestry of “Produktivkraft”, step by step
Produktivkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German produktiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | produktiv | productive |
| 2 | French | productif | productive |
| 3 | Latin | prōductus | brought forth, forward or out, having been brought forward |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |
via German kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |