diligent

/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/DIH-lih-juhnt

/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/DIH-lih-juhnt

Meaningvaluing; careful

Common meaning: careful and hard-working

diligto value highly, loveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 580 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

Journey through time

Latindīligō, -ere‘to value highly, love’
Old Frenchdiligentsource
Englishdiligent‘careful and hard-working’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dīligō ‘to value highly, love’.

Roots

dīligō, -ere Latin “to value highly, love”

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