unproductiveness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Latin prō-

Proto-Indo-European *dewk-

Proto-Indo-European *déwkti

Proto-Italic *doukō

Latin dūcō

Latin prōdūcō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Late Latin prōductīvusbor.

English productive

English unproductive

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English unproductiveness

From unproductive + -ness.

Noun

unproductiveness (uncountable)

1. The characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness.

Translations

characteristic

• Catalan: improductivitat f
• Finnish: aikaansaamattomuus (fi)
• French: improductivité (fr) f
• Italian: improduttività (it) f
• Portuguese: improdutividade f
• Spanish: improductividad f