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Where does “succorless” come from?

succorless (English) comes from English succor, from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

succorless (English): Alternative spelling of succourless

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of succourless

Ancestry of “succorless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuccorAlternative spelling of succour
2Latinsuccurrō—
3Latincurrō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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