English
Socorro
Socorro comes from Spanish socorro ‘help, aid’, from Latin currō ‘to run’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥sétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korzō‘to run’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrō‘to run’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuccurrere
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsocorrer‘to assist, to help, to succor, to aid’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentsocorro‘help, aid’
- EnglishtodaySocorro
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱers-‘to run’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥sétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korzō‘to run’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcurrō‘to run’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsuccurrere
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsocorrer‘to assist, to help, to succor, to aid’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentsocorro‘help, aid’
- EnglishtodaySocorro
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
career, charge, carry, rush, cargo, carrier, hurry, carriage, intercourse, occurrence, chariot, caricature, recourse, carousel, recursive, hurrah, cursory, corral, carrack, 34 more
through Proto-Italic *korzō ‘to run’
discourse, courier, corridor, concurrent, recurrent, incursion, concourse, 19 more
through Latin currō ‘to run’
course, current, occur, currency, curriculum, incur, precursor, concur, cursor, recursion, recur, corsair, courant, hussar, succour, 24 more
Today it means
name A city, the county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- / Socorro