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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

  1. Great and persistent toil or effort; Constant...

Ancestry of “assiduity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinassiduitasconstant presence with someone; continuance,...
2Latinassiduusconstant, regular, perpetual; unremitting,...
3Latinassideō—
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “assiduity”

  • disassiduity
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