Where does “corselet” come from?

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

corselet (English): Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and...

Definitions

  1. Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and...

Ancestry of “corselet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorseletcorselet; corselet, thorax
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “corselet”

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