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Where does “production” come from?

production (Old French) comes from Latin productio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “production”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproductioprolonging, lengthening, extension; production
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “production”

  • production
  • reproduction
  • overproduction
  • preproduction
  • coproduction
  • nonproduction
  • underproduction
  • photoproduction
  • productional
  • hyperproduction
  • bioproduction
  • photoreproduction
  • reproductional
  • electroproduction
  • hadroproduction
  • nonreproduction
  • agroproduction
  • hypoproduction
  • productionally
  • osteoproduction
  • multiproduction
  • unproduction
  • productionless
  • leptoproduction
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