Where does “corps” come from?

corps (Dutch) comes from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

corps (Dutch): student society, especially a traditional and...

Definitions

  1. student society, especially a traditional and...

Ancestry of “corps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
2Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
3Proto-Italickorposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “corps”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →
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