English
productivist
Productivist comes from Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’, from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’, and ultimately from *dewk-.
- 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 2009productivist
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 2009productivist
Earliest quotation: 2009, Agence France-Presse, Maurice Grimaud, Police Chief in Paris During the Riots of 1: “He spoke later of May 1968 as a utopia…”
A compound of productive + -ist
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, 99 more
through Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’
through Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’
conductor, deduction, seduction, deduct, conduction, subduction, abduct, inductive, transduction, reductive, inductor, dukedom, adductor, ductile, adduct, preproduction, 99 more
through Latin dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’
education, reduce, duke, conduct, reduction, introduction, dolphin, educate, conn, educator, induce, douche, induction, duct, doge, seduce, subdue, conducive, duchy, cond, transducer, redux, duc, redoubt, duce, dux, ducal, 115 more
through Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’
reproduction, reproduce, byproduct, overproduction, 67 more
through English productive
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to productivism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewk- / productivist