Productivity
/ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪti/noun
The state or quality of producing goods, results, or output efficiently.
Did you know?Its deepest root goes back to a PIE verb meaning “to lead forward,” so even modern productivity still carries the ancient idea of forceful motion and bringing something out into visible reality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deuk-
“to lead, draw, or bring forward”
Latin
Latin
producere
“to lead or bring forth”
Late Latin
Latin
productivus
“productive, capable of producing”
14th–15th Century
English
productive
“able to produce or bring about”
19th Century
English
productivity
“the quality or state of being productive”