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Where does “industrius” come from?

industrius (Latin) comes from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

industrius (Latin): active, industrious, assiduous, diligent

Definitions

  1. active, industrious, assiduous, diligent

Ancestry of “industrius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstruō—
2Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “industrius”

  • industry
  • industrial
  • industrious
  • industriously
  • industrialism
  • industrially
  • industrialist
  • postindustrial
  • preindustrial
  • industriousness
  • industrialize
  • nonindustrial
  • industrywide
  • interindustry
  • agroindustrial
  • industrialise
  • agroindustry
  • subindustry
  • protoindustrial
  • technoindustrial
  • nonindustry
  • bioindustry
  • proindustry
  • industrializer
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