Where does “secourir” come from?

secourir (French) comes 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.

secourir (French): to succor; to help out

Definitions

  1. to succor; to help out

Ancestry of “secourir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsecourirto succor; to help out
2Old Frenchsecorreto help; to assist
3Latinsuccurrōto help, aid, succor
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “secourir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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