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Where does “studentencorps” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “studentencorps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcorpsstudent society, especially a traditional and...
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
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