Where does “corpora” come from?

Corpora is the plural of corpus, from Latin corpus meaning "body," which has cognates across Indo-European languages and originally referred to a physical body or material form.

corpora (English): plural of corpus

Definitions

  1. plural of corpus

Ancestry of “corpora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorpusA collection of writings, often on a specific...
2Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
3Proto-Italickorposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →
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