succour

The story

1. Latin · derived fromsuccurrēre
2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsocure
3. Middle English · inherited fromsocouren“to help”
4. Latin · derived fromcurrere“run”
5. Latin · derived fromsub-“from below”
6. Latin · derived fromsuccurrēre“to run to the help of”
7. Medieval Latin · derived fromsuccursus
8. Old French · derived fromsecors
9. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsocurs
10. Middle English · inherited fromsocour
11. English todaysuccour

The noun is derived from Middle English socour, interpreted as the singular form of socours (“help; encouragement; remedy; protection; helper, protector”), which is from Anglo-Norman socurs, sucurs and Old French secors, secours (modern French secours), from Medieval Latin succursus (participle), from Latin succurrēre (“to run to the help of”), from Latin sub- (“from below”) + Latin currere (“run”). The verb is derived from Middle English socouren (“to help”), from Anglo-Norman socure (compare modern French secourir), also from Latin succurrēre.

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