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Where does “succurrere” come from?

succurrere (Latin) comes from Latin succurro, from Latin curro, from Proto-Italic korzō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

succurrere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “succurrere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuccurroI help, aid; I run to help, to run to the aid of;...
2LatincurroI run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,...
3Proto-Italickorzōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “succurrere”

  • succour
  • zouk
  • succourless
  • succoureth
  • succourest
  • zoukify
  • zouk-like
  • socorrer
  • soccorrere
  • soccorribile
  • secourir
  • secourable
  • secouer
  • socorrer
  • socour
  • sucuren
  • secorre
  • sucurre
  • secourir
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