Where does “tricorporate” come from?

tricorporate (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.

tricorporate (English): tricorporal

Definitions

  1. tricorporal

Ancestry of “tricorporate”, step by step

tricorporate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English corporate

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

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréposEvery word from Proto-Italic korpos