From Middle English industry, industrie, from Old French industrie, from Latin industria, from industrius, from Old Latin indostruus; origin unknown. Perhaps from indu + ūst-, ūstr-, stem of ūrō, related to Old High German ūstrī ("industry"), Old English andūstrian ("to hate, detest").
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