English
ineffectivity
Ineffectivity comes from English effectivity.
- English1500–presenteffectivity
- Englishearliest quotation 1895ineffectivity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- English1500–presenteffectivity
- Englishearliest quotation 1895ineffectivity
Earliest quotation: 1895, Discussion on Mr. Barr Robertson’s Paper: “This group includes various degrees of ineffectivity.”
A compound of ineffective + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
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Latin efficiō ‘to make out or work out’
Latin effectīvus ‘creative’
French effectif ‘number of members of a group’
English effective
English ineffective
Every English word from English effectivity
Today it means
noun The quality of being ineffective.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English effectivity / ineffectivity