Where does “lucrar” come from?

lucrar (Catalan) comes from Latin lucror, from Latin lucrum, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

lucrar (Catalan): to obtain, to gain, to profit

Definitions

  1. to obtain, to gain, to profit

Ancestry of “lucrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlucrorI gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save
2Latinlucrumprofit, advantage; love of gain, avarice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →Every word from Latin lucrum →Every word from Latin lucror →