English → Latin
“assiduous” in Latin
assiduusconstant, regular, perpetual; unremitting, incessantsēdulusdiligent, industrious, zealous, unremitting, solicitous, assiduous, sedulousindustriusactive, industrious, assiduous, diligentdīligōto esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something); to set apart by choosing, to single (something) out, to
The English word assiduous itself goes back to Latin sedeō, through assiduus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
assiduous
assiduus (constantly active): sedulus (busily active, bustling: opposed to piger): industrius (restlessly active in high matters: opposed to segnis): diligens (carefully and closely applying one’s thoughts and exertions to the attainment of an object). To be assiduous in any business, in re agenda, acrem et industrium esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for assiduous?
- The usual Latin words for “assiduous” are assiduus, sēdulus, industrius; also dīligō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.