Industrial etymology

English

English word industrial comes from Latin indostruus, and later Latin industrius (Active, industrious, assiduous, diligent.)

Detailed word origin of industrial

Dictionary entry Language Definition
indostruus Latin (lat)
industrius Latin (lat) Active, industrious, assiduous, diligent.
industria Latin (lat) Diligence, purpose. Industry.
industrie French (fr) A profession. An industry, productive enterprise(s). The quality of inventiveness, notably for disapproved purposes. The virtue diligence, zeal.
industriel French (fr) Industrial (a particular) industry. Industrialist.
industrial English (en) (business) An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.. (dated, 19th-mid 20th century) An employee in industry. (finance) A bond or stock issued by such company. (informal) An industrial piercing.. (informal, uncountable) industrial music (music) Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.. (of a society or country) Having many [...]

Words with the same origin as industrial

Descendants of indostruus

industry