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Where does “lucratively” come from?

lucratively (English) comes from English lucrative, 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.

lucratively (English): In a lucrative manner, profitably

Definitions

  1. In a lucrative manner, profitably

Ancestry of “lucratively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlucrativeProducing a surplus; profitable; Of a target:...
2Frenchlucratiflucrative, profitable
3Latinlucrativusprofitable
4Latinlucratusgained, acquired, profited; saved
5LatinlucrorI gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save
6Latinlucrumprofit, advantage; love of gain, avarice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize
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