Where does “industrial” come from?

industrial (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Indústria, 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.

industrial (Portuguese): industrial

Definitions

  1. industrial

Ancestry of “industrial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseIndústriaindustry
2Latinindustriadiligence, assiduousness; industry, activity;...
3Latinindustriusactive, industrious, assiduous, diligent
4Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
5Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “industrial”

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