un-succorable
ər noun
1.
help; relief; aid; assistance.
2.
a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.
verb (used with object)
3.
to help or relieve.
Also, especially British, suc·cour.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English sucuren < Old French suc(c)urre, socorre < Latin succurrere to go beneath, run to help, equivalent to suc- suc- + currere to run (see current); (noun) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural) < Old French < Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of v. action
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English sucuren < Old French suc(c)urre, socorre < Latin succurrere to go beneath, run to help, equivalent to suc- suc- + currere to run (see current); (noun) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural) < Old French < Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of v. action
Related forms
suc·cor·a·ble, adjective
suc·cor·er, noun
non·suc·cor, noun
un·suc·cor·a·ble, adjective
un·suc·cored, adjective
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succour or succor (ˈsʌkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | help or assistance, esp in time of difficulty |
| 2. | a person or thing that provides help |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to give aid to |
| [C13: from Old French sucurir, from Latin succurrere to hurry to help, from sub- under + currere to run] | |
| succor or succor | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C13: from Old French sucurir, from Latin succurrere to hurry to help, from sub- under + currere to run] | |
| 'succourable or succor | |
| —adj | |
| 'succorable or succor | |
| —adj | |
| 'succourer or succor | |
| —n | |
| 'succorer or succor | |
| —n | |
| 'succourless or succor | |
| —adj | |
| 'succorless or succor | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
succor
early 13c., from Anglo-Fr. succors "help, aid," O.Fr. sucurres, from M.L. succursus "help, assistance," from pp. of L. succurrere "run to help," from sub "up to" + currere "to run" (see current). Final -s mistaken as a plural inflexion and dropped late 13c.
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