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
- A military corps; An organized body of persons,...
Ancestry of “korps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | corps | — |
| 2 | Old French | corps | — |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
Words derived from “korps”