Where does “assiduity” come from?
assiduity (English) comes from Latin assiduitas, from Latin assiduus, from Latin assideō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
assiduity (English): Great and persistent toil or effort; Constant...
Definitions
- Great and persistent toil or effort; Constant...
Ancestry of “assiduity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | assiduitas | constant presence with someone; continuance,... |
| 2 | Latin | assiduus | constant, regular, perpetual; unremitting,... |
| 3 | Latin | assideō | to sit by or near someone or something |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |