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succour (noun, verb):
noun
1: relief, also : aid, help
2: something that furnishes relief
verb
: to go to the aid of : relieve
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Middle English speakers adapted "socour," the predecessor of "succour," from the Anglo-French sucors, which essentially had the same meaning as our modern word. "Sucors," in turn, derives from the Medieval Latin succursus, itself a derivative of the Latin verb succurrere, meaning "to run to the rescue or "to bring aid." That Latin verb was a composite of the prefix sub- (meaning "from below") and the verb "currere" (meaning "to run"). English also has currere to thank for such words as current, currency, courier, and even car. "Succour" has been saving the day in English (as both a noun and a verb) since at least the 13th century.
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