Where does “Spitzenkorper” come from?

Spitzenkorper (English) comes from German Spitzenkörper, from German Körper, from Middle High German körper, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

Spitzenkorper (English): A region at the apex of the hyphae in certain...

Definitions

  1. A region at the apex of the hyphae in certain...

Ancestry of “Spitzenkorper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzenkörper—
2GermanKörperbody; body, solid; field
3Middle High Germankörper—
4Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
5Proto-Italickorposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →