Where does “lucur” come from?

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

lucur (Middle English): gain in money, profit; money; wages; illicit...

Definitions

  1. gain in money, profit; money; wages; illicit...

Ancestry of “lucur”, step by step

lucur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lucrum

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

via Old French lucre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlucre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w-Every word from Latin lucrum