Where does “lucrer” come from?

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

lucrer (Old French): to save "or" to reward

Definitions

  1. to save "or" to reward

Ancestry of “lucrer”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →Every word from Latin lucrum →Every word from Latin lucror →