Where does “corpulent” come from?
Corpulent comes from Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus, derived from Latin corpus meaning "body."
corpulent (English): Large in body; fat; overweight; Physical,...
Definitions
- Large in body; fat; overweight; Physical,...
Ancestry of “corpulent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | corpulent | — |
| 2 | Old French | corpulent | — |
| 3 | Latin | corpulentus | corpulent, fat, obese, stout; corporeal |
| 4 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 5 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 7 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |