English
improductive
Improductive comes from Late Latin prōductīvus, from Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōdūcō‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’
- Late Latinmodernprōductīvus
- English1500–presentproductive
- Englishearliest quotation 1816improductive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewk-‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déwkti‘to pull, to draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*doukō‘to lead’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdūcō‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōdūcō‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’
- Late Latinmodernprōductīvus
- English1500–presentproductive
- Englishearliest quotation 1816improductive
Earliest quotation: 1816, The Monthly Magazine:: “But, as the principal of the loan, or, if…”
A compound of im- + productive
Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
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Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
Latin dūcō ‘lead’
Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead forth”, “to prolong’
Late Latin productivus ‘fit for prolongation or lengthening’
English productive
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’
team, touch, tie, toy, introduce, tow, tying, tug, duchess, tuck, tighten, herzog, tether, taut, tew, untie, teem, induct, 93 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
abductor, preproduction, 92 more
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
conductor, reproduction, deduction, seduction, deduct, conduction, subduction, abduct, byproduct, transduction, inductive, reductive, inductor, dukedom, adductor, ductile, overproduction, adduct, 94 more
through Latin dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
education, reduce, duke, conduct, reduction, introduction, producer, dolphin, educate, conn, educator, induce, douche, induction, duct, reproduce, doge, seduce, subdue, conducive, duchy, cond, transducer, redux, duc, redoubt, duce, dux, ducal, 112 more
through Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’
production, product, produce, 66 more
through English productive
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / improductive