Where does “socorrer” come from?

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

socorrer (Portuguese): to help; to rescue; to succor

Definitions

  1. to help; to rescue; to succor

Ancestry of “socorrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuccurrōto help, aid, succor
2Latincurrōto run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →