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Origin and history of production

production(n.)

c. 1400, produccioun, "a coming into being," from Old French production "production, exhibition" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin productionem (nominative productio) "a prolonging, lengthening," noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin producere "bring forth" (see produce (v.)). Meaning "that which is produced" is mid-15c. Colloquial sense of "fuss, commotion" is from 1941, transferred from the meaning "theatrical performance" (1894).

also from c. 1400

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produce(v.)

early 15c., producen, "develop, proceed, extend, lengthen out," from Latin producere "lead or bring forth, draw out," figuratively "to promote, empower; stretch out, extend," from pro "before, forth" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, before, forth") + ducere "to bring, lead" (from PIE root *deuk- "to lead").

The sense of "bring into being or existence" is from late 15c. That of "put (a play) on stage" is from 1580s. Of animals or plants, "generate, bear, bring forth, give birth to," 1520s. The meaning "cause, effect, or bring about by mental or physical labor" is from 1630s. In political economy, "create value; bring goods, manufactures, etc. into a state in which they will command a price," by 1827. Related: Produced; producing.

mass-produce(v.)

"to manufacture in large quantities by standardized process," 1921, probably a back-formation from mass production (1919), from mass (n.1) + production (v.). Related: Mass-produced; mass-producing.

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product
early 15c., "mathematical quantity obtained by multiplication," from Medieval Latin productum, in classical Latin "something produced," noun use of neuter past participle of producere "bring forth" (see produce (v.)). General sense of "anything produced" is attested in English fr
yield
Old English gieldan (West Saxon), geldan (Anglian) "to pay, pay for; reward, render; worship, serve, sacrifice to" (class III strong verb; past tense geald, past participle golden), from Proto-Germanic *geldan "pay" (source also of Old Saxon geldan "to be worth," Old Norse gjaldo
improvement
Meaning "production of something better, something better (than something else)" is from 1712....
elocution
mid-15c., elocucioun, "oratorical or literary style," from Late Latin elocutionem (nominative elocutio) "voice production...
provenance
"origin, source or quarter from which anything comes," 1785, from French provenance "origin, production," from provenant,...
procreation
late 14c., procreacioun, "process of begetting offspring, generation and production of young," from Old French procreacion...
communist
the people as a whole, or some particular division of the people, as a village or commune, should own all the means of production...--land, houses, factories, railroads, canals, etc.; that production should be carried on in common; and that officers, selected...
spinoff
also spin-off, 1951 of corporate entities; by 1961 of television shows; see spin (v.) + off. Two of the earliest shows so identified were Andy Griffith's and Joey Bishop's, both spun off from the Danny Thomas Show. As a figurative verbal phrase by 1957, "to throw off by centrifug
cultivation
1700, "the devoting of special attention or study to the development of" (a branch of  knowledge); by 1716 in the general sense of "promotion of mental growth or development," in both cases a figurative use, from French cultivation (16c.), noun of action from cultiver, from
fruit
late 12c., "any vegetable product useful to humans or animals," from Old French fruit "fruit, fruit eaten as dessert; harvest; virtuous action" (12c.), from Latin fructus "an enjoyment, delight, satisfaction; proceeds, produce, fruit, crops," from frug-, stem of frui "to use, enj

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