Where does “Lucretius” come from?
Lucretius derives from Latin Lucretius, formed from Latin lucrum meaning "profit" or "gain," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European instrumental suffixes -tlom, -trom, and -tḗr.
Ancestry of “Lucretius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Lucretius | — |
| 2 | Latin | lucrum | profit, advantage; love of gain, avarice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂w- | to seize, gain; benefit, prize |
Words derived from “Lucretius”