Where does “lucrāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lucrāre”, step by step

lucrāre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lucror

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

via Latin lucrārī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlucrārī—

Words derived from “lucrāre”

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