Etymograph

English

lucrous

Lucrous comes from Latin lucrōsus ‘lucrative’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElucrōsus‘lucrative’
  2. Englishtodaylucrous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElucrōsus‘lucrative’
  2. Englishtodaylucrous

Equivalent to lucre + -ous

Middle English lūcre

English lucre

Every English word from Latin lucrōsus

Today it means

adj Lucrative; gainful; profitable.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin lucrōsus / lucrous

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