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Where does “industrially” come from?

Industrially derives from English industrial, from French industriel, from Latin industria meaning diligence or hard work, with the adverbial suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.

industrially (English): In an industrial manner; Concerning industry

Definitions

  1. In an industrial manner; Concerning industry

Ancestry of “industrially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindustrialOf or relating to industry, notably...
2Frenchindustrielindustrial; industrialist; industry
3French-ielSuffix used to form adjectives. Compare with...
4French-elTo make an adjectival form of a noun; -al
5Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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