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Where does “noncorporate” come from?

noncorporate (English) comes 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.

noncorporate (English): not corporate

Definitions

  1. not corporate

Ancestry of “noncorporate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorporateOf or relating to a corporation; Formed into a...
2LatincorporatusA member of a corporation; corporate
3Latincorporarepresent active infinitive of corporō;...
4Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
5Proto-Italickorposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →