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Where does “soccorrere” come from?

soccorrere (Italian) comes from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

soccorrere (Italian): To help or assist

Definitions

  1. To help or assist

Ancestry of “soccorrere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “soccorrere”

  • soccorribile
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