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Where does “incorporative” come from?

incorporative (English) comes from English incorporate, from English corporate, from Latin corporatus, from Latin corporare, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

incorporative (English): That serves to incorporate; Polysynthetic

Definitions

  1. That serves to incorporate; Polysynthetic

Ancestry of “incorporative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincorporateTo include as a part; To mix as an ingredient;...
2EnglishcorporateOf or relating to a corporation; Formed into a...
3LatincorporatusA member of a corporation; corporate
4Latincorporarepresent active infinitive of corporō;...
5Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
6Proto-Italickorposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
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