unproductiveness

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What does unproductiveness mean?

The characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness.

Where does unproductiveness come from?

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- Latin prōdūcō Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English unproductive 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.

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