Where does “leprechaun” come from?

Leprechaun comes from Irish leipreachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán, a compound of lú meaning small and corpus meaning body.

leprechaun (English): One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden...

Definitions

  1. One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden...

Ancestry of “leprechaun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleipreachán
2Middle Irishluchrupán
3Old Irishluchorpán
4Old Irishcorpbody; corpse; Eucharist, Communion
5Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
6Proto-Italickorposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “leprechaun

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep-