Etymology

From English industry, from Old French industrie, from Latin industria ‎(“diligence, activity, industry”), from industrius ‎(“diligent, active, zealous”), from Old Latin indostruus ‎(“diligent, active”); origin unknown. Perhaps from indu ‎(“in”) + ūst-, ūstr-, stem of ūrō ‎(“burn, burn up, consume”, verb), related to Old High German ūstrī ‎(“industry”), Old English andūstrian ‎(“to hate, detest”, literally “to be consumed with zeal”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧dus‧tri‧ya