Where does “corpsman” come from?

corpsman (English) comes from English corps, from French corps d'armée, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

corpsman (English): A hospital corpsman; An enlisted person in the...

Definitions

  1. A hospital corpsman; An enlisted person in the...

Ancestry of “corpsman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorpsA battlefield formation composed of two or more...
2Frenchcorps d'arméecorps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “corpsman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →