Where does “uncorpulent” come from?
uncorpulent (English) comes from English corpulent, from Middle English corpulent, from Old French corpulent, from Latin corpulentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor — blood outside the body.
uncorpulent (English): Not corpulent
Definitions
- Not corpulent
Ancestry of “uncorpulent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corpulent | Large in body; fat; overweight; Physical,... |
| 2 | Middle English | corpulent | — |
| 3 | Old French | corpulent | — |
| 4 | Latin | corpulentus | corpulent, fat, obese, stout; corporeal |
| 5 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 7 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 8 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |