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
Ancestry of “tricorporate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | corporate | Of or relating to a corporation; Formed into a... |
| 2 | Latin | corporatus | A member of a corporation; corporate |
| 3 | Latin | corporare | present active infinitive of corporō;... |
| 4 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |