Where does “nonlucrative” come from?
nonlucrative (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.
nonlucrative (English): Not lucrative
Definitions
- Not lucrative
Ancestry of “nonlucrative”, step by step
nonlucrative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lucrative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lucrative | Producing a surplus; profitable; Of a target:... |
| 2 | French | lucratif | lucrative, profitable |
| 3 | Latin | lucrativus | profitable |
| 4 | Latin | lucratus | gained, acquired, profited; saved |
| 5 | Latin | lucror | I gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save |
| 6 | Latin | lucrum | profit, advantage; love of gain, avarice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂w- | to seize, gain; benefit, prize |