industrius

Meaning

active, industrious, assiduous, diligent

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɪnˈdʊs.tri.ʊs]
Etymology

Probably from indu (“in, within”), archaic variation of in, + struō (“build”). Sometimes connected to Old High German ustrī (“industry”), Old English and-ūstrian (“to hate, detest”).

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