Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “corps-a-corps” come from?

corps-a-corps (English) comes from French corps-à-corps, from French corps à corps.

corps-a-corps (English): The action of two fencers coming into physical...

Definitions

  1. The action of two fencers coming into physical...

Ancestry of “corps-a-corps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorps-à-corps—
2Frenchcorps à corps—
Every word from French corps à corps →