Where does “secourable” come from?
secourable (French) comes from French secourir, from Middle French secourir, from Old French secorre, from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
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Ancestry of “secourable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | secourir | to succor; to help out |
| 2 | Middle French | secourir | to succor; to help out |
| 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 |