Where does “monocorps” come from?

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

monocorps (French): people carrier, MPV (car having no recess between the main body and the boot / trunk and only a small one between the main body and the bonnet / hood)

Definitions

  1. people carrier, MPV (car having no recess between the main body and the boot / trunk and only a small one between the main body and the bonnet / hood)

Ancestry of “monocorps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
2Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
3Proto-Italickorposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
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