underproductivity

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- 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- Late Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Late Latin dūcō Late Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Late Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English productivity English underproductivity From under- + productivity.

  1. derived from -itebor
  2. derived from *per-der

Definitions

  1. The quality of being underproductive.

    • Philosophical and biological questions aside, mental illnesses cost billions in health care costs, disability benefits, economic underproductivity, the criminal justice system and foster care, among others.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for underproductivity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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