Where does “succour” come from?
Succour comes from Middle English socour and sucuren, from Old French secorre, from Latin succurrere, meaning to run to aid, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ḱers- meaning to run.
succour (English): Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in...
Definitions
- Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in...
Ancestry of “succour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | socour | succor, aid, help, protection; reinforcement,... |
| 2 | Middle English | sucuren | — |
| 3 | Old French | secorre | to help; to assist |
| 4 | Latin | succurrō | to help, aid, succor |
| 5 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |