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Where does “lukrativ” come from?

lukrativ (Danish) comes from French lucratif, from Latin lucrativus, from Latin lucratus, from Latin lucror, from Latin lucrum, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

lukrativ (Danish): lucrative

Definitions

  1. lucrative

Ancestry of “lukrativ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlucratiflucrative, profitable
2Latinlucrativusprofitable
3Latinlucratusgained, acquired, profited; saved
4LatinlucrorI gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save
5Latinlucrumprofit, advantage; love of gain, avarice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
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