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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
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
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