lucripeta

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a gain seeker, one fond of lucre

Etymology

Affix from Latin lucrum (profit, gain, advantage, love of gain, avarice, wealth) + Latin petō (attack, seek, I seek, aim at, I attack, I ask, beg, I aim for, aim, ask, attempt to obtain).

Origin

Latin

petō

Gloss

attack, seek, I seek, aim at, I attack, I ask, beg, I aim for, aim, ask, attempt to obtain

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

攻, 伐, 撃, 討

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