Where does “lucrare” come from?

lucrare (Late Latin) comes from Latin lucror, from Latin lucrum, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

lucrare (Late Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “lucrare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlucrorI gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save
2Latinlucrumprofit, advantage; love of gain, avarice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

Words derived from “lucrare”

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