Where does “lucrativement” come from?

lucrativement (French) 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.

lucrativement (French): lucratively

Definitions

  1. lucratively

Ancestry of “lucrativement”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w-Every word from Latin lucrumEvery word from Latin lucror