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Where does “lucror” come from?

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

lucror (Latin): I gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save

Definitions

  1. I gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save

Ancestry of “lucror”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lucror”

  • lucrative
  • lucratively
  • unlucrative
  • lucrativeness
  • nonlucrative
  • superlucrans
  • superlucraturus
  • superlucrandus
  • superlucror
  • superlucratus
  • lucrativus
  • lucratus
  • lucrans
  • lucraturus
  • lucrandus
  • lucrari
  • lucrar
  • lograr
  • logorabile
  • lucrabile
  • logorabilità
  • lucrabilità
  • lucrare
  • lucro
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