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Where does “korpo” come from?

korpo (Esperanto) comes from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

korpo (Esperanto): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “korpo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
2Proto-Italickorposbody
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “korpo”

  • korpa
  • enkorpigi
  • ĉielkorpo
  • korpeto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →