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Where does “noncorporation” come from?

noncorporation (English) comes from English corporation, from Late Latin corporatio, from Latin corporatus, from Latin corporare, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

noncorporation (English): An organization that is not a corporation

Definitions

  1. An organization that is not a corporation

Ancestry of “noncorporation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorporationA body corporate, created by law or under...
2Late Latincorporatioassumption of a body
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →