Where does “lucroso” come from?

lucroso (Italian) comes from Latin lucrosus, from Latin lucrum, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

lucroso (Italian): lucrative, profitable

Definitions

  1. lucrative, profitable

Ancestry of “lucroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlucrosuslucrative, advantageous
2Latinlucrumprofit, advantage; love of gain, avarice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

Words derived from “lucroso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →Every word from Latin lucrum →Every word from Latin lucrosus →