Where does “korps” come from?

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

korps (Dutch): A military corps; An organized body of persons,...

Definitions

  1. A military corps; An organized body of persons,...

Ancestry of “korps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcorps—
2Old Frenchcorps—
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “korps”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →