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

industrius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin struō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
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

via Latin indu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininduArchaic form of in; in, within
2Old Latinendoin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “industrius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →