English
lossmaker
From loss + maker.
Proto-Indo-European *lews- ‘to cut’
Proto-Germanic *lusą ‘dissolution’
Proto-West Germanic *los
Old English los ‘damage’
Middle English los
English loss
Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’
Middle English maken ‘to make or create’
Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’
English maker
Today it means
noun A company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lossmaker