Where does “socorrista” come from?

socorrista (Catalan) comes from Catalan socórrer, from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

socorrista (Catalan): lifeguard, rescuer

Definitions

  1. lifeguard, rescuer

Ancestry of “socorrista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansocórrerto aid; assist
2Latinsuccurrōto help, aid, succor
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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