productive

English

/pɹəˈdʌktɪv/

adj
Definitions
  • Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
  • Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
  • Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
  • (linguistics) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
  • (medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
  • (medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
  • (set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin productivus root from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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