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Where does “corporeality” come from?

Corporeality derives from Latin corporeus, meaning "of the body," combined with the Latin suffix -itas to form an abstract noun denoting the quality of having physical form.

corporeality (English): The state of being corporeal; Something having a...

Definitions

  1. The state of being corporeal; Something having a...

Ancestry of “corporeality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ityUsed to form a noun from an adjective;...
2Middle English-ite—
3Old French-ité-ity
4Latin-itās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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