Where does “Corpus” come from?

Corpus (English) comes from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

Corpus (English): Corpus Christi city in Texas

Definitions

  1. Corpus Christi city in Texas

Ancestry of “Corpus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Corpus”

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