Where does “lucra” come from?
lucra (Romanian) comes from Latin lucrāre, from Latin lucror, from Latin lucrum, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.
lucra (Romanian): to work
Ancestry of “lucra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lucrāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | lucror | I gain, acquire, profit; I gain by economy, save |
| 3 | Latin | lucrum | profit, advantage; love of gain, avarice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂w- | to seize, gain; benefit, prize |
Words derived from “lucra”