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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”

  • logorabilità
  • lucrabilità
  • lucrabile
  • lucrare
  • lucro
  • logorare
  • logoro
  • logorabile
  • llograr
  • lucru
  • lucrător
  • lucrare
  • lucra
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