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Where does “industriesector” come from?

industriesector (Dutch) comes from Dutch industrie, from Middle French industrie, from Latin industria, from Latin industrius, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.

industriesector (Dutch): industrial sector

Definitions

  1. industrial sector

Ancestry of “industriesector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchindustrieAn industry, business that produce goods or...
2Middle Frenchindustrie—
3Latinindustriadiligence, assiduousness; industry, activity;...
4Latinindustriusactive, industrious, assiduous, diligent
5Latinstruō—
6Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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