English

profitmaking

From profit + making.

A compound of profit + making

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

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Latin prōficiō ‘to advance; to benefit, profit’

Latin prōfectus ‘advance, progress, profit’

Old French profit

Middle English profit

Old English macung

Middle English making

Today it means

adj That makes a profit; profitable.

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

Etymograph / profitmaking