Where does “succourless” come from?
succourless (English) comes from English succour, from Middle English socour, from Middle English sucuren, from Old French secorre, from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
succourless (English): Without succour; with no source of aid
Definitions
- Without succour; with no source of aid
Ancestry of “succourless”, step by step
succourless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English succour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | succour | Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in... |
| 2 | Middle English | socour | succor, aid, help, protection; reinforcement,... |
| 3 | Middle English | sucuren | — |
| 4 | Old French | secorre | to help; to assist |
| 5 | Latin | succurrō | to help, aid, succor |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |