Where does “socour” come from?

socour (Middle English) comes from Middle English sucuren, 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.

socour (Middle English): succor, aid, help, protection; reinforcement,...

Definitions

  1. succor, aid, help, protection; reinforcement,...

Ancestry of “socour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsucuren—
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 “socour”

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