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
- Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and...
Ancestry of “corselet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | corselet | corselet; corselet, thorax |
| 2 | French | corps | body; field; corps |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
Words derived from “corselet”