Where does “Indústria” come from?

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

Indústria (Portuguese): industry

Definitions

  1. industry

Ancestry of “Indústria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindustriadiligence, assiduousness; industry, activity;...
2Latinindustriusactive, industrious, assiduous, diligent
3Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
4Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “Indústria

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew-