Where does “succor” come from?
succor (English) comes from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
succor (English): Alternative spelling of succour
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of succour
Ancestry of “succor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | succurrō | — |
| 2 | Latin | currō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “succor”