Where does “lucrum” come from?
lucrum (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.
lucrum (Latin): profit, advantage; love of gain, avarice
Definitions
- profit, advantage; love of gain, avarice
Ancestry of “lucrum”, step by step
lucrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European leh₂w-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂w- | to seize, gain; benefit, prize |
via Proto-Italic *lukrom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *lukrom | — |