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unfruitful (adj.)
[unfruitful 词源字典]
late 14c., "barren," from
un-
(1) "not" +
fruitful
. Originally literal; figurative sense is attested from c. 1400. Related:
Unfruitfully
;
unfruitfulness
.
[unfruitful etymology, unfruitful origin, 英语词源]