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Where does “corporally” come from?

corporally (English) comes from English corporal, from French caporal, from Italian caporale, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

corporally (English): In or with the body; bodily

Definitions

  1. In or with the body; bodily

Ancestry of “corporally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorporalHaving a physical, tangible body; material,...
2Frenchcaporalcorporal; caporal
3Italiancaporalecorporal, lance corporal; bossy person; illegal...
4Italiancapohead; boss, chief, leader, master; end
5Vulgar Latincapus—
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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