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Where does “hemicorporeal” come from?

hemicorporeal (English) comes from English corporeal, from Latin corporeus, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

hemicorporeal (English): Relating to one of the sides of the body

Definitions

  1. Relating to one of the sides of the body

Ancestry of “hemicorporeal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorporealMaterial; tangible; physical; Pertaining to the...
2LatincorporeusOf or belonging to a body; corporeal; Of or...
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →