Where does “extracorporal” come from?
extracorporal (English) comes from English corporal, from French caporal, from Italian caporale, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
extracorporal (English): extracorporeal
Definitions
- extracorporeal
Ancestry of “extracorporal”, step by step
extracorporal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English corporal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corporal | Having a physical, tangible body; material,... |
| 2 | French | caporal | corporal; caporal |
| 3 | Italian | caporale | corporal, lance corporal; bossy person; illegal... |
| 4 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English extra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or... |
| 2 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 3 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |