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Where does “cors” come from?

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

cors (French): Archaic spelling of corps; plural of cor

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of corps; plural of cor

Ancestry of “cors”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cors”

  • corselet
  • corseleted
  • corselet
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